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Cat on a column
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 26 or later
664–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 48.3 x 11.4 x 12.1 cm (19 x 4 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Martha A. Willcomb Fund
Accession Number52.1026
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSeated figure of a cat on a papyrus column; perfect (except for tip of right ear). Engraved decorations include scarab on top of head, broad collar around neck, and an aegis necklace on chest.
ProvenanceAlfred Mitchell Innes. George John Webb. June 26, 1952, sale, Christie's, London, lot 68, sold for $1,093.72 to Spink & Son, London, for the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1952)