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LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Seated on its haunches with alert expression, forelegs and paws together, tail curled around the right side of the body, the ears pierced and wearing a single gold earring in right ear, with an incised broad collar and pendant aegis on the chest, on integral 's3'-sa (protection) sign base, mounted
4 5/8 in. (11.2 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Seated on its haunches with alert expression, forelegs and paws together, tail curled around the right side of the body, the ears pierced and wearing a single gold earring in right ear, with an incised broad collar and pendant aegis on the chest, on integral 's3'-sa (protection) sign base, mounted
4 5/8 in. (11.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of the antiquarian bookseller, Jacques Vellekoop (1926-2007), London; acquired prior to 1991.
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