Shrew, Ptolemaic Period, 304 B.C.–30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); W. 2.5 cm (1 in.); L. 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.), 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
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Shrew, Ptolemaic Period, 304 B.C.–30 B.C, Egypt, Cupreous metal, H, 3 cm, 1 3/16, W, 2.5, 1, L, 9.6 3/4, voracious, ancient Egyptians'name, shrew, epithet, aptly describes, feeding habits, tiny animal, Egyptian, mythology, closely associated, ichneumon
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