Mummified Cat

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Object Details

Donor Name

George Scott

Site Name

Luxor

Notes

From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Mummified cat, 332-30 B.C. This bundle may look like a cat mummy, but a CT scan reveals that it is completely empty inside.

Record Last Modified

2 Dec 2015

Specimen Count

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Accession Date

27 Jun 1921

Accession Number

066755

USNM Number

A316508-0

Object Type

Animal Mummy

Place

Qena, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/327a04d8a-3246-41ad-8f95-103cead47395

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8083183