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The cat wears jewellery and a protective Wadjet amulet. The earrings and nose ring on the statue may not have always belonged to the cat. [2] A scarab appears on the head and a winged scarab is shown on the chest. The statue is 42 cm high and 13 cm wide. A copy of the statue is in the Gayer-Anderson Museum, located in Cairo. [3]
Cat-headed deity Bastet. In ancient Egypt, cats were represented in social and religious scenes dating as early as 1980 BC. [2] Several ancient Egyptian deities were depicted and sculptured with cat-like heads such as Mafdet, Bastet and Sekhmet, representing justice, fertility, and power, respectively. [3]
The vast majority of Egyptian animal mummies were religious offerings. [10] If an Egyptian sought a favor from a deity, an offering would be made or purchased, and placed at the appropriate temple of the deities. [3] Before animal mummification became common, these offerings were usually bronze statues depicting the animals. [10]
Egyptian statue of Achaemenid Emperor Darius I, as Pharaoh of the Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt; [64] 522–486 BC; greywacke; height: 2.46 m; [65] National Museum of Iran . In 525 BC, the political state of Egypt was taken over by the Persians, almost a century and a half into Egypt's Late Period.
63 Ancient Tombs Have Emerged in Egypt, With Long-Lost Treasures and Statues Inside. Tim Newcomb. August 2, 2024 at 10:02 AM ... Syman Ashmawi, head of the Egyptian Archaeological Sector, said in ...
The limestone block is about 3.8 metres (12.5 feet) high and depicts a seated Ramses wearing a double crown and a headdress topped with a royal cobra, Bassem Jihad, head of the mission's Egyptian ...
Eighteenth century folk art, Cat of Kazan. Unlike in Western countries, cats have been considered good luck in Russia for centuries. Owning a cat, and especially letting one into a new house before the humans move in, is said to bring good fortune. [18] Cats in Orthodox Christianity are the only animals that are allowed to enter the temples.
A university has erected a bronze sculpture of a cat that decided to make its home on the campus. When 16-year-old Pebbles first turned up at the University of Essex, staff took him to a vet to ...