In 1888, an Egyptian farmer uncovered a large tomb with mummified cats and kittens.

Worshippers came from all over Egypt, leaving offerings, bronze statues, amulets and mummified cats in her temple.

It will include such oddities as a mummified cat, a four-legged chicken and teeth from a mastodon.

Millions of mummified cats, birds, and other creatures were buried at temples honoring Egyptian deities.

Now their souvenir bin contains pictures of things like a Russian candy bar and a mummified Egyptian cat.

A similar mummified cat can be found at the Halesworth Museum.

An attempt to find his grave in 1949 did uncover a mummified cat, but no Lord Mayor.

Many thousands of mummified cats were also sent from Egypt to England to be processed for use in fertilizer.

In a rocky hollow on the other side lies a real, mummified, hairless cat.

Only one floor is dedicated to Wentworth's eccentric collections - which includes a mummified cat, among other things.