Mummifed cat, from Beni Hasan, Egypt

An image of Cat mummy. A CT Scan of this mummy reveals a kitten that was only a few days old when it died. Unlike many examples, there is no indication as to how it died. Find Spot: Beni Hasan, Egypt. Height 24cm. 664-525 B.C. 26th Dynasty, Late Period.

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Cat mummy. A CT Scan of this mummy reveals a kitten that was only a few days old when it died. Unlike many examples, there is no indication as to how it died. Find Spot: Beni Hasan, Egypt. Height 24cm. 664-525 B.C. 26th Dynasty, Late Period.

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Accession Number: E.132.1891
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 508 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 352.06kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2013:01:23 13:45:27

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Ancient Egypt animal mummy animals antiquity cats Egyptian Fitz_ANT grave goods Late Period mummified animal mummy organic remains ritual equipment ritual object

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