史莱克老鼠爬上供奉动物木乃伊的神龛形盒子 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	史莱克老鼠爬上供奉动物木乃伊的神龛形盒子
品名（英）	Shrew-mouse surmounting shrine-shaped box for an animal mummy
入馆年号	1904年，04.2.656
策展部门	埃及艺术（Egyptian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 664 - 公元前 30
创作地区	来自于: 埃及（From: Egypt）
分类
尺寸	高 3.5 厘米 (1 3/8 英寸); 宽 1.8 厘米 (11/16 英寸); 长 5.5 厘米 (2 3/16 英寸)
介绍（中）	鼩鼠是太阳神莱托波利斯的荷鲁斯的神圣动物，但在埃及各地，尤其是三角洲地区，都受到了尊敬。这只老鼠被认为是荷鲁斯的盲眼，它奇迹般地被治愈，从而象征着复活和重生鼩有细长的鼻子、圆耳朵和瘦削的身体。它以略蹲的姿势站在一个神龛形的盒子上，盒子的背面是敞开的，可以插入动物木乃伊；尾巴断了，但尖端保留了下来，并稍微延伸过盒子的边缘，这是一个不常见的特征这些类型的泼妇盒子与寺庙和地下墓穴中的其他雕像和动物木乃伊一起被提供，不仅是给莱托波利斯的荷鲁斯，而且更广泛地用于与太阳崇拜有关的场合。更详细的例子，如04.2.465，背面刻有太阳符号，证明太阳的再生能力，类似于Apis公牛身上的符号。
介绍（英）	The shrew mouse was an animal sacred to the solar deity Horus of Letopolis, but was honored all over Egypt, particularly in the Delta. The mouse was considered to be the blind eye of Horus, which was miraculously healed, thereby symbolizing resurrection and rebirth. The shrew has a long narrow snout, rounded ears, and a thin body. It stands in a slightly crouched position on a shrine-shaped box that is open at the back for the insertion of an animal mummy; the tail is broken but the tip is preserved and extends slightly past the edge of the box, an uncommon feature. These types of shrew boxes were offered together with other statuettes and animal mummies in temples and catacombs, not just to Horus of Letopolis, but more broadly in contexts related to solar cult. More detailed examples, such as 04.2.465, have solar symbols inscribed on the back that testify to the regenerative power of the sun, similar to those found on Apis bulls.