Mummified Cat

National Museum of Natural History

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Object Details

Donor Name
George Scott
Site Name
Luxor
From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Mummified cat, 332-30 B.C. This bundle may look like a cat mummy, but a CT scan reveals that it is completely empty inside.
Record Last Modified
2 Dec 2015
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Ancient Egyptian
Accession Date
27 Jun 1921
Accession Number
066755
USNM Number
A316508-0
Object Type
Animal Mummy
Place
Qena, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa
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Anthropology
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Archaeology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8083183
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/327a04d8a-3246-41ad-8f95-103cead47395
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