Cat and Mouse Badge

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Dataset Open access

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Authors: britishmuseum
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10359368
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Abstract

Museum No: 1896,0501.76 15th century This is one of four known badges representing a cat with a mouse in its mouth, standing on an inscribed scroll. They all have a variation on the inscription here: 'YISIMUS'. The inscription has been suggested to mean 'Behold the Mouse' but its exact significance is unknown. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=50429&partId=1&searchText=medieval+badge+cat+&page=1 Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab

Fields of Study & Subjects

Human-Animal Interaction Studies

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
14 July 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Dataset