約2千年前の「猫のミイラ」が発見される
猫の形をした玩具(?)のような、この骨董品の発見者ロバート・グレイさんは、「これは面白いアンティークに違いない!」と思い込み、専門家に鑑定を依頼。そしてレントゲンで撮影したところ、なんと玩具の中に本物の猫のミイラが隠されていることが判明したのだ。しかも死後2,000年は経っていると思われる貴重なものだというから、さらに驚きである。

ガラクタだと思って寝かせておいたものが、実はとんでもないお宝だった...という話は世界中で聞くが、ここ日本でも某鑑定番組を見て感化されて物置を漁った人も少なくないだろう。
なお、英ロイヤル・コーンウォール博物館の専門家は、このたび発見された猫のミイラに対し、「古代人が宗教的な意味合いで動物をミイラ化させて飾っていたのか、あるいは最愛のペットとして来世でも出逢えるようにと思いを込めて形を残したものだろう」とコメントしている。
(参照元:dailymail.co.uk)
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