Coffin for a mummified shrewmouse
Object type: Mummified shrewmouse, coffin
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Date: 332–30 B.C.
Medium: Bronze or copper alloy
Dimensions: l. 7 cm (2 3/4 in); w. 3.2 cm (1 14 in); h. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in)

Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Gift of Richard Benenson, 1985
Accession year: 1985
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Mice|Coffins