Cat in Ancient Egypt

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Product details

  • ISBN 9780714119700
  • Weight: 470g
  • Dimensions: 189 x 245mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Dec 2016
  • Publisher: British Museum Press
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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An informative guide to the relationship between humans and cats in the ancient Egyptian world.

Cats can be seen in ancient Egyptian homes, temples and adorning the heads of their gods. Cats in Egypt were probably domesticated by around 4,000 BC from wild ancestors. Over the following centuries, they became popular household pets. In this book, Dr Malek draws on a vast range of artistic and written sources to show how cats became one of the most widely esteemed and revered animals in Egypt.

An ideal gift for any fan of ancient Egyptian culture.
Dr Jaromir Malek is Keeper of the Archive at the Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and Editor of the Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts. His publications include the Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt (with John Baines), revised edn 2000.

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