Cat Mummies British Museum at Hamish Mitford blog

Cat Mummies British Museum. It seems likely that many cats did not die a natural death; Skeleton appears to be complete with no signs of trauma; Mummy of an adult cat (hind legs pushed up against the pelvis and the forelegs drawn down the body; The british museum has several examples. Each cat mummy of this type is rendered unique by the treatment of the expression on the face, formed of plaster and linen. Examination at the british museum has shown many to have been aged less than one year old. The study of human remains in the. This mummy is wrapped in. There is also a cat mummy that belongs to the british museum. [40] in 1907, the british museum received a collection of 192 mummified cats and 11 small carnivores excavated at gizeh. Cat mummies were so common that many cat cemeteries were destroyed before archaeologists could study them. It was located in the midst of tombs with crocodile mummies. Animals sacred to the gods, like bulls, crocodiles, cats and falcons, were also mummified. In the 19th century, a shipment of 180,000 of them was sent to britain to be processed into fertilizer!

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[40] in 1907, the british museum received a collection of 192 mummified cats and 11 small carnivores excavated at gizeh. Each cat mummy of this type is rendered unique by the treatment of the expression on the face, formed of plaster and linen. Mummy of an adult cat (hind legs pushed up against the pelvis and the forelegs drawn down the body; It seems likely that many cats did not die a natural death; It was located in the midst of tombs with crocodile mummies. Cat mummies were so common that many cat cemeteries were destroyed before archaeologists could study them. The study of human remains in the. The british museum has several examples. This mummy is wrapped in. Animals sacred to the gods, like bulls, crocodiles, cats and falcons, were also mummified.

British museum Cat mummies greengreenbottle Flickr

Cat Mummies British Museum It seems likely that many cats did not die a natural death; [40] in 1907, the british museum received a collection of 192 mummified cats and 11 small carnivores excavated at gizeh. This mummy is wrapped in. Cat mummies were so common that many cat cemeteries were destroyed before archaeologists could study them. The british museum has several examples. The study of human remains in the. Each cat mummy of this type is rendered unique by the treatment of the expression on the face, formed of plaster and linen. Skeleton appears to be complete with no signs of trauma; There is also a cat mummy that belongs to the british museum. It was located in the midst of tombs with crocodile mummies. It seems likely that many cats did not die a natural death; Animals sacred to the gods, like bulls, crocodiles, cats and falcons, were also mummified. In the 19th century, a shipment of 180,000 of them was sent to britain to be processed into fertilizer! Examination at the british museum has shown many to have been aged less than one year old. Mummy of an adult cat (hind legs pushed up against the pelvis and the forelegs drawn down the body;

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