Some Remarks on Cat Mummies in Light of the Examination of Artefacts from the National Museum in Warsaw Collection

Votive mummies of cats were offered at the shrines of particular gods, to whom these animals were sacred. They played an important role in Egyptian religion during the Late and Greco-Roman periods and represent an important source on the popular beliefs and practices of ordinary Egyptians at the tw...

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Main Authors: Wojciech Ejsmond, Łukasz Przewłocki
Format: article
Language:EN
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Published: Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2014
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cat
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3b317b7e7da64e23b6b847845bc3fc83
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