Ichneumon on a base with small cats, inscribed beneath base, 664–30

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Ichneumon on a base with small cats, inscribed beneath base, Late Period or Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 , From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. cm (1 1/8 in.); W. cm (1 3/8 in.); L. cm (4 13/16 in.), The ichneumon is a rodent, similar to a mongoose, that was associated with the gods Horus of Letopolis and Atum, and during the Late Period became associated with the goddess Wadjet through her cult at Buto being linked mythologically with that of Horus of Letopolis

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