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Collections

Shrew Figurine Seated on a ContainerLate Period to Ptolemaic Period (664 -30 BCE)

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Small bronze sculpture of a crocodile crouching on a rectangular base, with green and reddish-brown patina and textured scale detailing

Unknown, Shrew Figurine Seated on a Container, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period (664 -30 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Carl W. Thomas, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Shrew Figurine Seated on a Container
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period (664 -30 BCE)
Period
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Width: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl W. Thomas
Accession Number
M.80.203.97
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art