Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 93 in Mottahedeh, ed., Out of Noah's Ark, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection.
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PROPERTY FROM A WEST COAST COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT WITH FIVE KITTENS
LATE PERIOD, 26TH-30TH DYNASTY, 664-343 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT WITH FIVE KITTENS
LATE PERIOD, 26TH-30TH DYNASTY, 664-343 B.C.
The mother lying on her left side with her legs parallel in front, her head raised, with stippling to indicate fur, three kittens nursing below, another playing at her side, on an integral plinth
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) long
LATE PERIOD, 26TH-30TH DYNASTY, 664-343 B.C.
The mother lying on her left side with her legs parallel in front, her head raised, with stippling to indicate fur, three kittens nursing below, another playing at her side, on an integral plinth
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) long
Provenance
with Davies Antiques, London, 1979.
Brought to you by
Molly Morse Limmer
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