The Cat in Ancient Egypt.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 22826 |
| Format | 15.5 x 19.5 |
| Détails | 224 p., 110 color illustrations, publisher's cloth binding. |
| Publication | Paris, 2016 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251446141 |
The undisputed aristocrat of domestic animals, the cat can be proud of its glorious ancestry. Most of the cats we know today are considered descendants of Egyptian felines, thus constituting a living link between the Egypt of the Pharaohs and the contemporary world. The wild cat was domesticated as early as 2000 BC but did not become a major subject of Egyptian funerary frescoes until 500 years later, during the New Kingdom. Worshipped as a manifestation of the goddess Bastet, this noble and engaging creature was one of the most important and esteemed animals in Egypt. Depictions of it can be found in painting, sculpture, papyri, jewelry, ostraca, and sarcophagi throughout Egypt, and many mummified cats were buried during the Late Period. Drawing on this wide variety of sources, Jaromir Malek examines the importance of the cat in Egyptian life, religion, and art.
The undisputed aristocrat of domestic animals, the cat can be proud of its glorious ancestry. Most of the cats we know today are considered descendants of Egyptian felines, thus constituting a living link between the Egypt of the Pharaohs and the contemporary world. The wild cat was domesticated as early as 2000 BC but did not become a major subject of Egyptian funerary frescoes until 500 years later, during the New Kingdom. Worshipped as a manifestation of the goddess Bastet, this noble and engaging creature was one of the most important and esteemed animals in Egypt. Depictions of it can be found in painting, sculpture, papyri, jewelry, ostraca, and sarcophagi throughout Egypt, and many mummified cats were buried during the Late Period. Drawing on this wide variety of sources, Jaromir Malek examines the importance of the cat in Egyptian life, religion, and art.