Macabre 18th Century mummified cat ward against witchcraft Magnified by 3 times"

Magnified by 3 times"

The pelvis has also been coloured in places to show muscle attachments

The inner ear is removable to show the semi-circular canals etc

but over the years

Macabre 18th Century mummified cat ward against witchcraft Magnified by 3 times"The practice of putting sealing up dead animals into the walls of houses has been going since the middle ages in Europe. The belief seemed to be that a dried cat or dog would protect against witchcraft and scare a witch's familiar away from the house. It might have also been believed that the presence of these mummified animals also scared away rats and mice. This cat was discovered behind the plaster when the owner was renovating a house that dated