Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection
Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection
AN EGYPTIAN MUMMIFIED CAT, PROBABLY ROMAN PERIOD
Auction Closed
December 11, 04:05 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
AN EGYPTIAN MUMMIFIED CAT, PROBABLY ROMAN PERIOD
with painted details and bound in linen, held in a 19th century glazed wood box
box: 13cm. high, 57m. wide, 15cm. deep; 5in., 1ft. 10½in., 6in.
Probably acquired for Robert Martin Berkeley (1823-1897) in the 19th century, possibly a gift from his brother-in-law Simon Scroope
For comparison see similar examples in the British Museum, London, which include those with the following museum numbers EA6753 and EA26847.