Cats are reverently depicted throughout thousands of years of ancient Egyptian art, not just as helpful rat catchers, but as beloved companions and lifelong friends. Many wealthy families went so ...

Of the many Egyptian deities, Bastet—the goddess of cats and daughter of the sun god ... The Shanghai Museum’s director, Chu Xiaobo, told The Art Newspaper, “We had over 80 people from ...

Cat coffins and representations of the cat-headed goddess Bastet are among the extraordinary objects that reveal felines’ critical role in ancient Egyptian religious, social, and political life.