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Ancient Egyptian cat amulet in bronze and gold, thought to represent the goddess Bast/Bastet.  Artis

The lion-headed cat goddess Bastet, seated and holding a sistrum (rattle).  Ancient Egyptian amulet

In Ancient Egypt cats were often mummified and placed in tombs.  They were commonly buried with smal

mostly-history:Detail of a hunting cat from the tomb of Nebamun, a middle-rankingofficial scribe and

gayred5:littleoldariel:markv5:– Смотри: я сфинкс….Can someone please translate this I feel like it’s

Cattle fording a river, Man helping a calf across a river, Mother watching. Mastaba of Princess Idut

That’s a really funny sketch from New Kingdom Egypt! Though the exact origin of this imagery i

qualitymemefriend:Visited a temple in Egypt and found these cats going around posing for tourists.

cutecornflakes:They come everyday at the same time waiting for the fishing boats - Alexandria, Egypt

Fun History Fact,The ancient Egyptians would shave their eyebrows to mourn the death of a pet cat.

sixpenceee:When a family cat died in ancient Egypt, family members would mourn its death by shaving

Amulet of the cat goddess Bastet (hematite, 4.4 x 1.1 x 2.8 cms). Third Intermediate Period, ca. 107

sadighgallery:Faience CatAncient Egypt - 26th DynastyVivid blue faience cat seated on a base and wea

centuriespast:Ancient Egyptian amethyst pendant in the shape of a cat, dated to the Late to Ptolemai

Bastet, Gayer-Anderson CatBronze statuette of the cat goddess Bastet (Bast). Late Period, ca. 664-33

amntenofre:lovely cat sleeping in the Sanctuary of the Goddess Isis at Philae (now on the Agilkia is

wreck-it-remy2:ottermatopoeia:thesixpennybook:historical-nonfiction:The Egyptian Mau is probably the

merelygifted:virtual-artifacts:Cosmetic vessel in the shape of a cat, 12th Dynasty, EgyptmrowOT, but

Head of a Cat with Amber EyesBronze head of a cat represents goddess Bastet or Bast with inlaid ambe

virtual-artifacts:Marble figure of cat332BC - 200BC, Ptolemaic Egypt, Naukratis possibly

Nile Catfish PendantEgypt ca. 1985-1773 BCE (Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty) Gold with Egyptian green

Ancient egyptian gold finger-ring With cat. About 1070 - 712 BC. #egypt #cat #cats #ring #gold

cats-of-cairo:The Doors of Perception somewhere in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. 

Happy #Caturday from the Brooklyn Museum! This is a monthly celebration of cats based on our exhibit

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