Mummified Cat

Medium: Animal remains, linen, pigment

Dates:305 B.C.E.-395 C.E.

Dimensions: 14 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (37.8 × 7 × 9.5 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Accession Number: 05.307

Image: 05.307_PS9.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Mummy of a cat wrapped in linen with elaborately molded head with painted details in red and black. Ears erect. Condition: Right ear partly gone. Bandages at base slightly decayed and loose. Bandages around nose decayed. Good specimen.

Brooklyn Museum