Flag of EgyptEgyptian Art664–30 B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleTwo ichneumons surmounting a shrine-shaped box for an animal mummy
MediumCupreous metal
DimensionsH. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); W. 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); D. 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Date664–30 B.C.
Credit LineGift of Maguid Sameda, 1948
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 570748