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Shrew

Shrew. Dimensions: H. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); W. 2.5 cm (1 in.); L. 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.) H. (with tang): 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.). Date: 304 B.C.-30 B.C.. "The voracious" was the ancient Egyptians'name for the shrew, an epithet that aptly describes the feeding habits of this tiny animal. In ancient Egyptian mythology the shrew was closely associated with the ichneumon. The shrew represented the blind aspect of a solar deity whose complement, endowed with keen eyesight, was understood to be the ichneumon.
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Title:
Shrew
Caption:
Shrew. Dimensions: H. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); W. 2.5 cm (1 in.); L. 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.) H. (with tang): 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.). Date: 304 B.C.-30 B.C.. "The voracious" was the ancient Egyptians'name for the shrew, an epithet that aptly describes the feeding habits of this tiny animal. In ancient Egyptian mythology the shrew was closely associated with the ichneumon. The shrew represented the blind aspect of a solar deity whose complement, endowed with keen eyesight, was understood to be the ichneumon.
Technique/material:
Cupreous metal
Period:
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size:
4192 x 3354 px | 40.2 MB
Print size:
35.5 x 28.4 cm | 14.0 x 11.2 in (300 dpi)
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