<em>Oblong Bronze Cover of a Receptacle for a Mummified Animal</em>, 332–31 B.C.E. Bronze, 2 3/4 x 3 in. (7 x 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.64. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.08.480.64_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Oblong Bronze Cover of a Receptacle for a Mummified Animal

Medium: Bronze

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:332–31 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 3 in. (7 x 7.6 cm)

Collections:

Accession Number: 08.480.64

Image: CUR.08.480.64_NegA_print_bw.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Oblong bronze cover of a receptacle for a mummified animal, surmounted by large bronze Ibis. Figure apparently cast in one piece with cover. Condition: Good. Inlay missing from eyes. Bronze apparently has been cleaned in recent years and seems to be coated with some substance. Surface light green.

Brooklyn Museum