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Copper alloy figure of a cat
Cat. Probably from the top of a case for a mummified cat. The eyes are inlaid with glass and foil. The cat was cast upside-down and the surface has the appearance of fur; this was part of the original casting. The cat wears a necklace and wedjat eye over the left pectoral and has a scarab on top of her head. These two features are associated with Ra the sun god.
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Depth: 25 cm
Height: 37 cm
Width: 11 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Production date: approx AD 0200
bronze Copper alloy
Cast (process) : Inlaid
Accession number: E.4.1912
Primary reference Number: 51337
Oldadmincategory: MW
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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