Ibis Coffin
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Object Label
This small coffin with an ibis figurine contained a small bird mummy. It represents the tradition of combining figurines and votive animal mummies.
Caption
Ibis Coffin, 664–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 5 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 6 in. (13.3 x 6.4 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.417E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer), 37.417E_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)
Gallery
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Gallery
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Title
Ibis Coffin
Date
664–30 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 26, or later
Period
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt
Medium
Bronze
Classification
Dimensions
5 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 6 in. (13.3 x 6.4 x 15.2 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.417E
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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