Lizard Coffin
664–30 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Among the numerous varieties of animal coffins, one of the most interesting is a bronze coffin decorated with figurines depicting the animal inside. Bronze figurines could be used as offerings made to gods to accompany a request, just as animal mummies were used for this purpose.
These two coffins combine the figurine tradition with the animal mummy tradition.
These two coffins combine the figurine tradition with the animal mummy tradition.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Container
- Formatted Medium
- Bronze
- Medium
- bronze
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 26, or later
- Dimensions
- 1 3/8 x 1 1/16 x 2 1/16 in. (3.5 x 2.7 x 5.2 cm)
- Accession Number
- 08.480.60
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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