Skip to main content
Mummy of a kitten
Mummy of a kitten

Mummy of a kitten

332 B.C.–A.D. 364
Medium/TechniqueKitten, linen
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 13.4 x 4.5 x 5.8 cm (5 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4907
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsOrganic remains
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
Mummy of a crocodile
332 B.C.–A.D. 200
Mummy of a cat
305–30 B.C.
mummy of a kitten
305–30 B.C.
mummy of a dog
305–30 B.C.
Mummified snakes
305–30 B.C.
Mummy of a kitten
30 B.C.–A.D. 200
Mummy of a cat
664–30 B.C.
Bird mummy in a jar
332 B.C.–364 A.D.
Bird mummy in a jar
332 B.C.–364 A.D.
Mummy of a ram
30 B.C.–A.D. 200
Mummified snake
305–30 B.C.