The Cat in Ancient Egypt
by Malek, Jaromir
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0812216326
- ISBN 13
- 9780812216325
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About This Item
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997. 144 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 24 cm. Originally published: London: British Museum Press, 1993. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. First paperback edition. "Most modern domestic cats are descendants of the cats of ancient Egypt. These beautiful and engaging creatures represent, therefore, a living link between Egyptian civilization and the completely different world of today. Dr Malek's absorbing survey shows that wild cats were probably domesticated at least as early as 2000 BC but started to be regularly included in tomb paintings of family life only some 500 years later, during the New Kingdom. Dr Malek draws evidence from a vast range of artistic and written sources to show how the cat became one of the most widely-esteemed animals, revered as a manifestation of the goddess Bastet. Large numbers of mummified cats were buried in the Late Period, and bronze statuettes of cats were dedicated to temples during religious festivals. Illustrating the text with representations of cats in tomb paintings, sculpture, papyri, jewellery, ostraka, mummies and coffins, the author conveys the affection and respect in which cats were held in ancient Egypt. This lively and readable book will surely prove to be the definitive account of the Egyptian cat: aristocrat of domestic animals." - Publisher.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
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- Title
- The Cat in Ancient Egypt
- Author
- Malek, Jaromir
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0812216326
- ISBN 13
- 9780812216325
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Genre & Subject / Animals; African / Egyptian Art; Genre & Subject / History & Myth;
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