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Copper alloy figure of an ichneumon (mongoose) | |
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Title/s | Copper alloy figure of an ichneumon (mongoose) |
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Description | ichneumon (mongoose), standing on hind legs. The ichneumon, also known as the Pharaoh's rat, was a furry 65cm animal with a 45cm tail, which lived in the papyrus thicket. It was prized as a controller of rodents and snakes. The ichneumon was also associated with the sun god. |
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height 13.5
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Date | 332 B.C. — 30 B.C. |
Provenance | bequeathed: Greg, Robert (Sir) 1954 (Filtered for: Antiquities) |
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Accession Number | E.214.1954 (Antiquities) |
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