Two cats surmounting a box for an animal mummy

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Date

664–30 B.C.

Source

About the work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Coffin box, cats on box

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Title

Two cats surmounting a box for an animal mummy

Creator

Worktype

Cultural Context

Material

Cupreous metal

Dimensions

H. 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.); W. 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.); D. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.);
depth: 6.8centimetre;
height: 9.4centimetre;
width: 8.7centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

664–30 B.C.

Provenance

Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904

Style Period

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Egypt

Source

Subjects

Cats; Coffins

Topic

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Two cats surmounting a box for an animal mummy, 664–30 B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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