Egyptian Bronze Figure of a Cat, 26th-30th Dynasty, 664-332 BC
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Bronze: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1465996
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Bronze: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1465996
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Bernhard I. Muller, PhD
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Zurich, Switzerland
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Bernhard I. Muller, PhD
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Zurich, Switzerland
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$5,800.00
Seated bronze cat with arched back and noble posture of the head. The tail curled around to the front.
The small head with beady eyes and erect ears, mouth and nose engraved.
The cat features very long forelegs and a small chest, on which appears an incised necklace with a rudimentary Eye of Horus pendant.
Cats were the embodiment of Bastet, goddess of Bubastis and patroness of joy and women.
Bronze
Egyptian, Late Period, 26th-30th Dynasty, 664-332 BC
H. 8.3 cm (3.3 in)
H. with stand 10.2 cm (4 in)
Intact, fine condition. Hollow cast bronze with two tangs beneath to fix the figure on a base or box. Inserted in an acrylic base.
Ex D. Zimmermann gallery, Geneva, April 1988 (copy of the item’s description joined)
Swiss private collection and by succession. (Notarized confirmation)
The authenticity of the object is unconditionally guaranteed.
The cat features very long forelegs and a small chest, on which appears an incised necklace with a rudimentary Eye of Horus pendant.
Cats were the embodiment of Bastet, goddess of Bubastis and patroness of joy and women.
Bronze
Egyptian, Late Period, 26th-30th Dynasty, 664-332 BC
H. 8.3 cm (3.3 in)
H. with stand 10.2 cm (4 in)
Intact, fine condition. Hollow cast bronze with two tangs beneath to fix the figure on a base or box. Inserted in an acrylic base.
Ex D. Zimmermann gallery, Geneva, April 1988 (copy of the item’s description joined)
Swiss private collection and by succession. (Notarized confirmation)
The authenticity of the object is unconditionally guaranteed.
