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X-ray of a mummified cat (b/w photo)

X-ray of a mummified cat (b/w photo)
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NHM1454084
Image title
X-ray of a mummified cat (b/w photo)
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Natural History Museum, London, UK
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black and white photograph
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X-ray of a mummified cat, X-ray of mummified ancient Egyptian cat from Ptolemaic period, 330-30 BC. Collected by Sir Flinders Petrie. X-ray shows displaced neck (cervical) vertebrae, suggesting that the animal was deliberately killed.

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© Natural History Museum, London / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
animal / cat / Ancient Egypt / Antiquity / Egypt / Africa / North Africa / mummy (embalmed body) / funeral / ptolemaic period / domestic animal / collected / cervical / egyptian / mummy / x-ray shows displaced neck / x-ray of mummified ancient egyptian cat / xray / x-ray / artefact / x ray / artifact / killed / mummified / skeleton / feline / ancient egypt / ptolemaic / sir flinders petrie / 330-30 bc / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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