Mummified hunting dog of Amenhotep II; Valley of the Kings, 18th Dynasty, Egypt. Currently housed in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. In ancient Egypt, pets such as dogs and cats were frequently buried with their owners to accompany them in the afterlife. [459 x 668]
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If the dog is in a glass case in a museum; does that mean that (a) there is no afterlife? or (b) that the afterlife consists of spending time in a glass case in a museum? or (c) the afterlife was the plan, but archaeology had other ideas?
The baboon in the corner was also found in the tomb of Amenhotep II – baboons were common pets for the Ancient Egyptian elite as much as dogs and cats were.