Cat Coffin, 305-30 BC. Although the cat is considered the most Egyptian of animals, as an object of worship the cat does not appear until late in Egyptian history. This unusually large statue of a cat was made to hold the mummified remains of a sacred cat. The coffin is, of course, hollow, with an open bottom. As usual, the animal’s tail is curled around its right side.

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Keywords: 305-30, art, bc, bronze, cast, cleveland, dynasty, egypt, equipment, funerary, heritage, hollow, museum, ptolemaic, unknown