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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT HEAD
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXI-XXV, 1070-712 B.C.
Hollow cast, the large rimmed eyes originally inlaid, both ears pierced, the left preserving its original gold earring, the details of the ears and whiskered muzzle articulated by incision, with a naturalistic Hpr-scarab in raised relief on the crown of the head
4 in. (10.3 cm.) high