Animal mummies. The cat was seen as a manifestation of the goddess Bastet, a goddess of love and sexuality. This statue is hallow and was once a sarcophagus for the nummy of a cat.

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Keywords: ancient, animal, archival, archive, bastet, cat, egypt, egyptian, goddess, historical, history, manifestation, mummies, mummification, mummy