Copper alloy figure of a cat: E.69.1954

Current Location: Gallery 19

Titles

Copper alloy figure of a cat

Entities

Statuette

Description

Seated cat, with ornate necklace; inlaid eyes, head out of proportion to body from side elevation; right ear damaged and restored. representing Bastet, the cat goddess who was daughter of the sun god Ra.

Measurements and weight

Height: 18 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1954) by Greg, Robert, Sir

Dating

Ptolemaic Period
Circa -332 - Circa -30

Materials used in production

bronze Copper alloy

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.69.1954
Primary reference Number: 62120
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 19 November 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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