Happy #Caturday from the Brooklyn Museum! This is a monthly celebration of cats based on our exhibit
Happy #Caturday from the Brooklyn Museum! This is a monthly celebration of cats based on our exhibition Divine Felines: Cats in Ancient Egypt.Felines were closely associated with magic in ancient Egypt. Their soft and furry nature combined with aggression against mice or any potential danger, made them the perfect candidate for use in magic. That is, the feline was deemed dangerous and protective at the same time. The panther head at one end of this “knife” and the leonine god Bes incised next to it are meant to enhance the object’s magical potency. Ancient Egyptians used “knives” like this one to magically protect pregnant women and newborns, repelling malevolent demons and disease. In the tomb, such knives provided protection for the deceased.See this panther-headed “Magic Knife” and other ancient Egyptian cats on view now in #DivineFelines! Posted by Yekaterina Barbash -- source link
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