Flag of EgyptEgyptian Art664–30 B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleIbis on a shrine shaped box, probably for an animal mummy
MediumCupreous metal
DimensionsH. 8 cm (3 1/8 in.); W. 2.2 cm (7/8 in.); L. 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Date664–30 B.C.
Credit LineGift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

PeriodLate Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date Range664 BC – 30 BC

Provenance

CountryEgypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 552025