AN EGYPTIAN MUMMIFIED CAT, PROBABLY ROMAN PERIOD
Auction Closed
December 11, 04:05 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
AN EGYPTIAN MUMMIFIED CAT, PROBABLY ROMAN PERIOD
with painted details and bound in linen, held 🐈in a 19th century glazed wood bo🐲x
box: 13cm. high, 57m. wide, 15cm. deep; 5i﷽n., 1ft. 10½in., ♏6in.
Probably acquired for Robert Martin Berkeley (1823-1897) in the 19th century, possibly a gift from his brother-in-law Simon 🌠Scroope
For comparison see simila🌺r examples in the British Museum, London,🉐 which include those with the following museum numbers EA6753 and EA26847.