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 ...

3. Cats appeared in Egyptian art as early as 1980 BC. Everyday scenes in tomb paintings show them in typical cat poses. Some early “influencers” wore jewellery featuring felines, while some ...

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.

"Much of the show has to do with cats," said Chu Xiaobo, the Shanghai Museum’s director, according to The Art Newspaper. "It was a good overlap of Egyptian and Chinese society." Pets were ...