The Gayer-Anderson Cat

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 15 July 2016

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The Gayer-Anderson Cat — 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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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

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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