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Mummified cat
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
305–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Linen, faunal remains
Dimensions
Height: 50 cm (19 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4913
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
DescriptionThis large cat mummy has been prepared with its linen wrappings in an ornate geometric pattern consisting of pane of two-tone rectangles. The head is in somewhat worn condition, but otherwise the mummy in intact.
ProvenanceBy 1836, Robert Hay (b. 1799 - d. 1863), Nunraw and Linplum, Scotland; by inheritance to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay (b. 1840 - d. 1928), Linplum, Scotland. Rollin and Feuardent, London; 1868, sold by Rollin and Feuardent to Samuel A. Way (b. 1816 -d. 1872), Boston; by descent to his son, Charles Granville Way (b. 1841 - d. 1912), Boston; 1872, gift of Granville Way to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 28, 1872)