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Ichneumon Mongoose Figurineprobably Ptolemaic Period (323 - 30 BCE)

Not on view
Small bronze animal sculpture with green patina, depicting a long-snouted creature in a walking pose on a flat rectangular base, with incised markings along the body

Unknown, Ichneumon Mongoose Figurine, probably Ptolemaic Period (323 - 30 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. William Leon Graves, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Ichneumon Mongoose Figurine
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
probably Ptolemaic Period (323 - 30 BCE)
Dimensions
Height: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Length: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William Leon Graves
Accession Number
45.23.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art