Pets in the Ancient Mediterranean

Arienne King

by Arienne King
published on 09 March 2021

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Cat Mummy

by Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, Calif.)
published on 17 November 2012

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Like many sacred animals, cats were often mummified. Some cats appear to have been mummified so that they could join their deceased owners in the afterlife.

Pictured: a mummified cat from Egypt, late Ptolemaic Period.
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California.

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