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Coffin for an eel as a manifestation of Atum

Late Period –Ptolemaic Period
664–30 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Coffin for an eel as a manifestation of Atum
  • Period:

    Late Period –Ptolemaic Period

  • Dynasty: Dynasty 26 or later
  • Date: 664–30 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium:

    Bronze Metal - Bronze

  • Dimensions: 14.6 × 4.8 × 55.9 cm (5 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 22 in.)
  • Credit Line: New York, Brooklyn Museum; Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund (36.624)
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art