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title: Egyptian Painting of a Cat Killing a Serpent
author: Charles K. Wilkinson
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13544/egyptian-painting-of-a-cat-killing-a-serpent/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-09-24
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# Egyptian Painting of a Cat Killing a Serpent

_Authored by Charles K. Wilkinson_

## Image File

[![Egyptian Painting of a Cat Killing a Serpent](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13544.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13544.jpg)

## Image Caption

A facsimile of a painting from the [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of Sennedjem, in [Deir el-Medina](https://www.worldhistory.org/Deir_el-Medina/). The painting depicts a cat killing a serpent and is associated with a sequence in the [Egyptian Book of the Dead](https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Book_of_the_Dead/). The original painting was made c. 1295-1213 BCE. The facsimile pictured was painted by Charles K. Wilkinson c. 1920-1921.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wilkinson, C. K. (2021, March 04). Egyptian Painting of a Cat Killing a Serpent. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13544/egyptian-painting-of-a-cat-killing-a-serpent/>
### Chicago
Wilkinson, Charles K.. "Egyptian Painting of a Cat Killing a Serpent." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 04, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13544/egyptian-painting-of-a-cat-killing-a-serpent/>.
### MLA
Wilkinson, Charles K.. "Egyptian Painting of a Cat Killing a Serpent." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Mar 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13544/egyptian-painting-of-a-cat-killing-a-serpent/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/548564) by [**Charles K. Wilkinson**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/548564). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 04 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.