Mummy Of Cat, In Mummy Wrappings

National Museum of Natural History
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Object Details

Donor Name
Edith Goldsmith
From card: "White wrappings, 2 blue bands at throat and one at base, which is sealed with some dark substance. Six blue stripes across front. False ears modeled from dark material. Exhibit, Hall 26, 1976."
From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Mummified cat, 332-30 B.C. The six blue strips of linen decorating this mummy stand out against more common brown and beige wrappings, and it has carefully shaped false ears. The kitten inside may be less than four weeks old.
Record Last Modified
10 Jul 2017
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Ancient Egyptian
Accession Date
1963
Accession Number
251758
USNM Number
A437431-0
Object Type
Animal Mummy
Place
Egypt, Africa
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Anthropology
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Archaeology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8191104
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3021e33e9-fadf-4fd1-915e-a91d8d85f7aa
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