大英博物館のインスタグラム(britishmuseum) - 8月8日 21時25分

This life-size bronze sculpture is one of the most famous depictions of a cat from ancient Egypt. It’s known as the Gayer-Anderson cat, and has gold ear and nose rings and a silver collar. It is a representation of the goddess Bastet, who was often shown in cat form and was particularly popular in Egypt’s Late Period (661–332 BC) when this was made. Bastet was the goddess of cats, daughter of the sun god and a protector of mothers. The sculpture weighs around 8kg without its base, and is hollow inside. When it was X-rayed by our scientists, it was found to have a large crack on its back that had been finely repaired, with little external evidence of a break. Swipe to see the X-ray! Pounce on a bargain in our shop – we have a huge range of products for cat lovers! Link in bio. #BritishMuseum #cat #InternationalCatDay #Bastet #cats #Xray #Egypt #AncientEgypt #bronze

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