tour 5 of 6
Animals
Egyptian cat
In ancient Egypt, the cat was the special
animal of the goddess Bastet, and the Egyptians thought that
prayers made to cats would be heard by the goddess. This cat is
made of bronze and wearing gold jewellery to show how important it
is.
The other picture on
the left was drawn in the Netherlands in 1657, when cats were kept
to get rid of mice. Look closely at the picture - has this cat done
his job properly?