Caption

Cat mummy, unknown author; Cat mummy decorated with a meander made of white and brown bandages; 30 BC–395 AD, Roman period, Egypt; mummy; materials: fabrics, linen; dimensions: height 27.3 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 6 cm; subjects: cats, meander ornament., A vertically oriented wrapped figure shaped like a long cylindrical form with a rounded base and a head-like top, covered in layered textile bands showing a worn, frayed texture; the textiles appear in shades of brown, tan, and dark brown with patterned darker bands and geometric markings visible on the body; a dark band encircles the neck area; the head-like top has folds and protrusions suggesting wrapped fabric and shows similar brown and tan tones; the background is a uniform neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_235

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (2.4Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cat mummy unknown author Cat mummy decorated meander white brown bandages 30 Bc–395 Ad Roman period Egypt mummy materials fabrics linen dimensions height 27.3 cm width 6.5 cm depth 6 cm subjects cats meander ornament vertically oriented wrapped figure shaped long cylindrical form rounded base head- top covered layered textile bands showing worn frayed texture textiles shades brown tan dark brown patterned darker bands geometric markings visible body dark band encircles neck area folds protrusions suggesting wrapped fabric tan tones background uniform neutral gray.