Shrew Mummy Bundle
664–30 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
Shrew Mummy Bundle, 664–30 B.C.E.. Animal remains (Crocidura flavescens, C. nana, C. olivieri, or C. religiosa), linen, 2 15/16 x 8 1/4 x 4 3/4 in., 1 lb. (7.5 x 21 x 12.1 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1179.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Gallery
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Title
Shrew Mummy Bundle
Date
664–30 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 26, or later
Period
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Animal remains (Crocidura flavescens, C. nana, C. olivieri, or C. religiosa), linen
Classification
Dimensions
2 15/16 x 8 1/4 x 4 3/4 in., 1 lb. (7.5 x 21 x 12.1 cm, 0.45kg)
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X1179.2
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