EGYPTIAN SHREW SARCOPHAGUS Late Period, 664-332 BC A hollow-formed bronze miniature sarcophagus for the mummy of a shrew with rib below the rim, to the upper face a shrew modelled in the round; one short face open to accept the mummy. 62 grams, 60mm (2 1/2"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] Provenance Property of a Swedish collector; previously in a European collection; acquired before 1980.
EGYPTIAN SHREW SARCOPHAGUS Late Period, 664-332 BC A hollow-formed bronze miniature sarcophagus for the mummy of a shrew with rib below the rim, to the upper face a shrew modelled in the round; one short face open to accept the mummy. 62 grams, 60mm (2 1/2"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] Provenance Property of a Swedish collector; previously in a European collection; acquired before 1980.
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