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The cat dates from the Late Period of ancient Egypt around 600 BC. It's named after Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson, who donated the statue to the British Museum in 1939. Gayer-Anderson was a keen collector of small Egyptian sculptures, jewellery and pottery.
In 1830, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg accounted of having observed three different small cat forms in Egypt: the jungle cat, the African wildcat, and a sacred cat that was intermediate in size between the jungle cat and the domestic cat.
17 Σεπ 2024 · The oldest known pet cat lived 9,500 years ago, predating Egyptian art by over 4,000 years, showing cats were domesticated long before ancient civilizations. Factors like genetics, diet, and care contribute to cats' longevity, with Creme Puff and Flossie setting records for their remarkable lifespans.
6 Ιουλ 2020 · The first known cat with a name was called Nedjem meaning 'sweet' or 'pleasant' and dates from the reign of Thutmose III (1479-1425 BC). This is also mentioned in the book The Cat in Ancient Egypt , which adds that Nedjem was found in the tomb of a nobleman named Puimre and that unlike dogs, naming cats in ancient Egypt was uncommon.
24 Μαΐ 2024 · Were Egyptians Really the First to Domesticate Cats? Try Cave Men A map shows the spread of felines by Egyptians, Romans, Vikings—and prehistoric ancestors.
17 Νοε 2012 · Knowing of the Egyptian's love for cats, Cambyses had his men round up various animals, cats chiefly among them, and drive the animals before the invading forces toward the fortified city of Pelusium on the Nile.
1 Ιουν 2009 · A nearly 3,700-year-old ivory cat statuette from Israel suggests the cat was a common sight around homes and villages in the Fertile Crescent before its introduction to Egypt.
