Archaeologists Discover Two Lion Cub Mummies Inside a Special Tomb for Cat Burials in Egypt Two mummified lion cubs, about ...

Among the dozens of cat mummies unearthed were 100 wooden, gilded statues of cats and one in bronze dedicated to the cat goddess Bastet. Ancient Egyptians were often buried with mummified animals ...

The ancient Egyptians worshipped a remarkable pantheon of gods and goddesses, many of them sporting anthropomorphized animal features like the aforementioned cat-headed goddess Bastet. There are ...

Cat coffins and representations of the cat-headed goddess Bastet are among the extraordinary objects that reveal felines’ critical role in ancient Egyptian religious, social, and political life.

linked to the goddess Bastet. Cats were honored with lavish adornments, depicted in art, and even mummified, reflecting their cherished status in Egyptian culture and the afterlife. In ancient ...

1. Killing a cat in Ancient Egypt was not a good idea. In Bubastis, a city dedicated to the cat headed Egyptian goddess Bastet, a Roman was hanged for this very crime. He was part of a delegation ...

devoted to the cat goddess Bastet, showing the reverence for felines in ancient Egypt. "Much of the show has to do with cats," said Chu Xiaobo, the Shanghai Museum’s director, according to The ...