Snake Coffin with Mummy
664–332 B.C.E.
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Object Label
Shrews and ichneumons both prey on snakes and therefore won the Egyptians’ admiration and worship. Though snakes could turn their powers to protecting kings and queens, serpents also threatened the sun god Re on his journey through the next world. Egyptian religion made room for both the positive and negative aspects of certain animals.
The shrew mummy bundle shows that more than one animal was sometimes included in one package.
The shrew mummy bundle shows that more than one animal was sometimes included in one package.
Caption
Snake Coffin with Mummy, 664–332 B.C.E.. Wood, animal remains, linen, 2 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 8 1/16 in. (6.7 x 5.2 x 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1358Ea-c. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Snake Coffin with Mummy
Date
664–332 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 26 to Dynasty 31
Period
Late Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Wood, animal remains, linen
Classification
Dimensions
2 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 8 1/16 in. (6.7 x 5.2 x 20.5 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.1358Ea-c
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