Cat Coffin

Ancient Egyptians dedicated animal coffins like this wooden example in temples, tailoring the enclosed mummified animal to one that had a specific connection with the deity whose favor was sought. The mummified animal’s soul acted as a messenger between the human and divine realms, seeking resolution to issues such as illness or crimes committed against its dedicator. The feline form of this empty coffin suggests that it was presented to Bastet, a goddess revered for her motherly qualities who often assumed the form of a cat or cat-headed woman.

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Sotto lo stesso tetto: Art Institute of Chicago

Sullo stesso tema · Cat

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The Bedroom, 1889

Una domenica pomeriggio sull'isola della Grande-Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Strada di Parigi in un giorno di pioggia, 1877

Sulla terrazza, 1881

il cesto di mele, c. 1893

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), 1890–91

American Gothic, 1930

I nottambuli, 1942

De slaap van de rede brengt monsters voort, 1797 - 1799

Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga (1784–1792), 1787–88

The Bath (Le bain), 1905, published 1913

Le Chat (The Cat), 1941/1942

The Cat (Le Chat) (plate VI) from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle), 1936, published 1942

Philip's Skull (Cat Scan), c. 1983

Rue Saint Denis, fête du 30 juin 1878 (titre moderne) ; la rue Montorgueil pavoisée (Ancien titre mentionné dans les cat.1911, 1967, 1978), 1878

The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake, 1654