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Source Description
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 exported to Europe in the 19th century for use as fertilizer. This cat mummy was carefully wrapped in linen strips. The x-ray of the mummy shows its neck intact, with the forelegs pressed down against the body and hind legs folded together.
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Document identity
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38882
label
Mummified Cat
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object
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Source metadata
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38882
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object
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normalized
title
Mummified Cat
description
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 exported to Europe in the 19th century for use as fertilizer. This cat mummy was carefully wrapped in linen strips. The x-ray of the mummy shows its neck intact, with the forelegs pressed down against the body and hind legs folded together.
provenance
Estate of Mrs. Frances Eaton Weld [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1947, by gift.
date
4th-3rd century BCE (Late Period-Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Mummies & Cartonnage
mummies
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
32.1
height
6.7
depth
8.6
dimensionsRaw
12 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (32.07 x 6.67 x 8.57 cm)
Source extras
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Egyptian
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30th-Ptolemaic Dynasty
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mummified cat wrapped in linen
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6182
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EGY
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none
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photo
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