Photo of collection object Cat Coffin — Cat Coffin, 664 B.C.E. or later. Wood, gesso, pigment, animal remains, 19 1/8 × 5 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (48.6 × 14 × 26 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1944Ea-b. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Cat Coffin

664 B.C.E. or later

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Remains, Animal
Formatted Medium: Wood, gesso, pigment, animal remains
Medium: wood, gesso, pigment, animal, remains
Locations: Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt
Period: Late Period or later
Dimensions: 19 1/8 × 5 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (48.6 × 14 × 26 cm)
Departments: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number: 37.1944Ea-b
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Exhibitions: Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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