Mummified "cat"
- Accession Number
- EC779
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Types
- Fakes and replicas, Fakes | Organic remains, Mammal, Mammal mummy, Cat mummy
- Periods
- Late Period to Graeco-Roman Period
- Materials
- Natural compounds | Textile/fibres (Linen)
- Measurements
- Length: 380mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Animal
- Cat
Licensing details
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- Description
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This mummy appears from external examination to be a mummified cat, however, an X-Ray carried out by Richard Johnston of Swansea University Engineering Department in April 2014 showed that this bundles contains no bones.
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 02 Mar 2021