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PROPERTY FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD,
664-30 B.C.
Perhaps the finial of a votive scepter, the cat depicted seated on a papyrus umbel, the tail wrapped around the right side of the body, the chest incised with a rectangular amulet, perhaps a wadjet-eye
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD,
664-30 B.C.
Perhaps the finial of a votive scepter, the cat depicted seated on a papyrus umbel, the tail wrapped around the right side of the body, the chest incised with a rectangular amulet, perhaps a wadjet-eye
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. William Leon Graves, 1945.
Sale room notice
*Please note that this lot is being sold by an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization Certificate.