This Ancient Egyptian bronze statue from the Ptolemaic era once contained a mummified cat! Join Andrew as he takes viewers to look at a peculiar item in the Dr. Gabriel Manigault Collection at the ...

Cats are among the visitors to a Shanghai Museum exhibition that explores ancient Egyptians’ worship of the four-legged creatures. features cat statues and other treasures from a major archaeological ...

If you've ever thought that people nowadays are a bit obsessed with cats, allow me to (re)introduce you to ancient Egyptian culture. Cats are reverently depicted throughout thousands of years of ...

The ancient Egyptians are famed for their fondness of all things feline. There's no shortage of cat-themed artifacts — from larger-than-life statues to intricate jewelry — that have survived the ...

Since an Egyptian bronze cat was installed at the St. Louis City Art Museum last month, attendance has increased rapidly. Last week the museum announced that the August total of visitors, 51,323, was ...

3,500 years ago, cats started showing up in Egyptian paintings on tomb walls and in sculptures and carvings. Not only were they abundant in these representations, but it was very clear that they were ...

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Ancient Egyptian and Roman sculptures have been discovered in Kluczkowice, a small village in eastern Poland. Experts spent a year confirming their authenticity and determining how they got there.

In ancient Egypt, cats were revered as near-royalty, embodying grace, cunning, and pest control. Beyond practical uses, they symbolized protection, fertility, and divine power, linked to the goddess ...

Your cat is not just acting royal, it actually is. New DNA proof shows today's cats are direct descendants of Pharaonic Egypt ...