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Property from the Collection of Evelyn Annenberg Hall
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE HEAD OF A CAT
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE HEAD OF A CAT
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD,
664-30 B.C.
From a separately-cast full figure, the naturalistic features finely modelled, the large eyes with the irises originally inlaid, the pupils preserving traces of gilding, with a slender nose and a square muzzle, a scarab in relief between the erect ears
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD,
664-30 B.C.
From a separately-cast full figure, the naturalistic features finely modelled, the large eyes with the irises originally inlaid, the pupils preserving traces of gilding, with a slender nose and a square muzzle, a scarab in relief between the erect ears
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960s.
Sale room notice
Additional provenance: with Ratton, Paris.