Ichneumon on a base with small cats, inscribed beneath base with the name of Padineith son of Isekhebi
Object type: Amulet, Ichneumon
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Late Period or Ptolemaic Period
Date: 664–30 B.C.
Medium: Cupreous metal
Dimensions: H. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); L. 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904
Accession year: 1904
Tags: Animals