Keywords: John Reinhard Weguelin – The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat (1886).jpg John Weguelin - The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat - Google Art Project jpg Artwork en A priestess offers gifts of food and milk to the spirit of a cat On an altar stands the mummy of the deceased and the tomb is decorated with frescoes urns of fresh flowers lotus blossoms and statuettes The priestess kneels as she wafts incense smoke toward the altar In the background a statue of Sekhmet or Bastet guards the entrance to the tomb 1886 http //www aucklandartgallery com/media/317919/ creator John Reinhard Weguelin oil canvas object history exhibition history credit line accession number PD-old-auto-1923 1927 John Reinhard Weguelin Priestess 1886 paintings Egyptian revival art - paintings 19th-century paintings of cats Egyptian mummies of cats Ancient Egypt in art 19th-century oil on canvas paintings Priestesses Uploaded with UploadWizard Paintings of Ancient Egypt |