Pets in the Ancient Mediterranean (Image Gallery) p. 7

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by Arienne King
published on 09 March 2021

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The Gayer-Anderson Cat

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 15 July 2016

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The Gayer-Anderson Cat — View Full-Size Image

Cats held a high status in ancient Egypt. Egyptians often kept cats as housepets as they kept harmful snakes and rodents away.

Pictured: Hollow cast bronze statue of a seated cat wearing golden earrings, a nose-ring, and a silver wedjat (Eye of Horus) pectoral. Possibly from Saqqara, Egypt, c. 600 BCE. Bequest of Major Robert Gayer-Anderson, 1939 CE.
The British Museum, London.

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