Sarcophagus for a Cat Mummy
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Object Label
Mummies of animals, the most numerous type of artifact from ancient Egypt, number in the millions. The animals mummified represented a god or goddess, such as the cat belonging to the goddess Bastet or the ibis belonging to the god Thoth. Some animal mummies contained a papyrus with a request to the god written on it. Animals were mummified using the same techniques as with humans.
Caption
Sarcophagus for a Cat Mummy, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 37.1841Ea (Coffin): 5 7/8 x 8 7/16 x 20 7/8 in. (15 x 21.5 x 53 cm) 37 lb. (16.78kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1841Ea. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer), 37.1841Ea-b_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)
Gallery
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Gallery
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Title
Sarcophagus for a Cat Mummy
Date
305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E.
Period
Ptolemaic Period to early Roman Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Limestone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
37.1841Ea (Coffin): 5 7/8 x 8 7/16 x 20 7/8 in. (15 x 21.5 x 53 cm) 37 lb. (16.78kg)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.1841Ea
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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