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animal mummy
;
mummy-wrapping
Object Type
animal mummy
mummy-wrapping
Museum number
EA26847
Description
Mummified cat; linen wrappings arranged in diamond patterns.
Cultures/periods
Roman Period
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Egypt
Materials
cat tissue
linen
Dimensions
Length:
54 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Condition
good
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
George Willoughby Fraser
Acquisition date
1891
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA26847
Registration number
1891,0716.46
Conservation
Treatment
: 08 Sep 1997
Treatment
: 01 Sep 2003