Its International Cat Day. Here are two of our favourite felines from the collections: Bronze cat representing the Ancient Egyptian goddess Bast, whose kindly warmth from the sun makes crops grow. The cats collar was once inlaid with jewels. Made 1st millennium BC. objects.prm.ox.ac.uk/pages/PRMUID128063.html Maneki-neko (beckoning cat), which is a good luck charm in Japan. They are often made of ceramic but this one is gilded metal. objects.prm.ox.ac.uk/pages/PRMUID235554.html
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 16:33:23 +0000