Head Of Mummified Cat

Object Details

Donor Name

Mrs. Mab B. Nilon

From card: "Wrapped in linen, features painted. 03-12-1987 lent to Memphis Pink Palace Museum; Loan returned Dec 9 1987."

From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Mummified head of a cat, 332-30 B.C. The elaborately painted and modeled ears on the squished face of this cat mummy give it the look of a real cat. The head contains a cat skull, and it was originally part of a complete cat mummy.

Record Last Modified

2 Dec 2015

Specimen Count

1

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Accession Date

13 May 1940

Accession Number

156306

USNM Number

A381571-0

Object Type

Animal Mummy

Place

Egypt, Africa

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Anthropology

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8125403

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/352b88e4c-cb02-4bde-a3cf-53f2a8105747