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
Picture No
10711690
Media ID
47578786
Size
2175px x 2934px
(3.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
