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THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXI-XXV, 1070-712 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT HEAD
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI-XXV,
1070-712 B.C.
From a separately-cast full figure, the naturalistic features finely modelled, the large convex eyes with accentuated brows, the cheekbones prominent, the whiskers and ears rendered by incision, a gold hoop earring in the pierced left ear
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI-XXV,
1070-712 B.C.
From a separately-cast full figure, the naturalistic features finely modelled, the large convex eyes with accentuated brows, the cheekbones prominent, the whiskers and ears rendered by incision, a gold hoop earring in the pierced left ear
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 14 December 1994, lot 17.