Mummified Cat
Since the Late Period the Egyptians gave animal mummies as gifts to the gods. These animals were bred near the temples. The largest amount of cat mummies was gifted to the goddess Bastet at her ritual center, Bubastis, in the eastern Delta of Egypt. Some cat mummies were expor...
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38882
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object
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normalized
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Estate of Mrs. Frances Eaton Weld [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1947, by gift.
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en
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1
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_79.2_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_79.2_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_79.2_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/79.2 |
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