bronze coins, Two Egyptian 250-100 BC, and Five Roman Egypt 100 AD, comes in shadow box
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Treasures of the World Artifact Spotlight:
Egyptian Mummified Animals
Mummified cat made from wood with traces of linen on the body. Clear glass eyes. Mummification was an important aspect of the Egyptian religion. Egyptians believed that the body had to be intact and preserved in order to gain entrance to the Netherworld. Humans, as well as animals, were mummified with great care. Although they were not worshipped as Gods, animals were considered sacred to particular Gods. Cats were often depicted in the painted decoration of private tombs, either participating in the scenes of hunting, fowling in the marshes or seated beneath the chair of the owner. 26th Dynasty.
Ancient Egyptian artifacts amulet goddess
Faience Goddess Taweris (Taweret or Tauert), was depicted as a grotesque hippopotamus-headed deity and patroness of pregnancy, protectress of the family at night and identified by the Greeks with Athena. Drill hole to the back for wearing. Ptolemaic.
