Feline Collection (page 26)

Mummy of a cat, Abydos, Upper Egypt Roman Period, perhaps 1st century. Animals associated with deities were regularly mummified in the later periods of Egyptian history

Egyptian mummy of a cat, from the British Museums collection

Aztec stonecarving of Jaguar, from Valley of Mexico, 1400-1521. In Mayan mythology, the jaguar was seen as the ruler of the Underworld, and as such, a symbol of the night sun and darkness

Aztec stone carving of Jaguar killing a Vulture, Hacha, Veracruz state: Mexico, 400-700
Aztec stone carving of Jaguar killing a Vulture, Hacha; Veracruz state, Mexico, 400-700. Associated with the Ritual Ball-Game of Central America

Maya painted jar: man in jaguar-skin litter from Guatemala
Maya painted jar, man in jaguar-skin litter from Guatemala

Figure with knobbed headdress and robe, Pacheco Culture, Tiahuanaco, Peru, 600-1000. Figure standing on a tray bordered with painted Puma-Heads

Painted pottery Bridge and Spout vessel in the form of a Jaguar, Tiahuanaco, Peru, 100-600. Tiwanaku (Spanish: Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia

Mochica Stirrup Spout Pot, Peru, 1-750. Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Jaguar Throne carved from lava stone, Pre-Columbian from Manaos, Ecuador. At Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Cat and Kittens
Cat and Kitten. Egyptian Museum, Berlin

Roman mosaic of a cat with ducks, Pompeii, Italy

A cat in affectionate frame of mind, from The Expression and Emotions in Man and Animals, 1872
A cat in affectionate frame of mind, From Charles Darwins The Expression and Emotions in Man and Animals, London, 1872

A cat terrified by a dog, 1872
Cat terrified by a dog, from Charles Darwins The Expression and Emotions in Man and Animals, London, 1872

Only His Play, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Only His Play, 1885. The British Lion and the Indian Tiger watch in consternation as the Russian Bear attacks the Afghan wolves

Seeings Believing, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
Seeings Believing, 1883. Mr Punch watches approvingly as the President of the Local Government Board goes into the courts

Sweet Girl-Graduates... Afternoon Tea Versus Wine, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
Sweet Girl-Graduates... Afternoon Tea Versus Wine, 1872. The ladies, all of whom look very studious, drink tea, whilst the men would prefer a beer. A man leaning on the piano stares into space

A Quack in the Right Place, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
A Quack in the Right Place; Or, What we Should Like to See, 1864. A quack doctor is pelted with his own preparations, together with carrots and the occasional dead cat

A mouse on a dressingtable, 1859. A cat dressed as a matronly housewife enters the bedroom to find a large mouse preening himself in front of the mirror on the dressing-table

The London Bathing Season, 1859. Come, my dear! - come to its Old Thames, and have a Nice Bath! Father Thames is here shown trying to coax a climbing boy in to his water for a bath

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