Shrew Coffin

Medium: Bronze, animal remains

Geograhical Locations:

• Lower Egypt, Egypt

Dates:664–30 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 1 5/16 x 3/4 x 2 1/2 in., 0.2 lb. (3.3 x 1.9 x 6.4 cm, 0.08kg) as mounted: 1 1/2 x 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (3.8 x 2.2 x 6.4 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Exhibitions:

• Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

Accession Number: 37.410Ea-b

Image: 37.410E_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Bronze animal coffin (37.410Ea) surmounted by a figure of an ichneumon. Contents (37.410Eb) removed.

Brooklyn Museum