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Hollow cast bronze statue depicting 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.
The British Museum, London.
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Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, July 15). The Gayer-Anderson Cat. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5342/the-gayer-anderson-cat/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Gayer-Anderson Cat." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 15, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5342/the-gayer-anderson-cat/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Gayer-Anderson Cat." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 15 Jul 2016. Web. 21 Oct 2024.
