拍品專文
For the name An-Bastet see H. Ranke, Die ägyptischen Personennamen, Band I, Holstein, 1935, p. 61, no. 11.
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LATE PERIOD, 26TH-30TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
細節
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT COFFIN
LATE PERIOD, 26TH-30TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
Of elongated trapezoidal form surmounted by a seated cat, the face finely modelled, with incised ears, eyes and whiskers, the forepaws together, the tail wrapped around the proper right side of the body, the box inscribed with single line of hieroglyphs reading: 'Bastet gives life to An-Bastet'
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high; 15 ½ in. (39.2 cm.) long
LATE PERIOD, 26TH-30TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
Of elongated trapezoidal form surmounted by a seated cat, the face finely modelled, with incised ears, eyes and whiskers, the forepaws together, the tail wrapped around the proper right side of the body, the box inscribed with single line of hieroglyphs reading: 'Bastet gives life to An-Bastet'
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high; 15 ½ in. (39.2 cm.) long
來源
with N. Koutoulakis, Geneva.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above in the 1970s; and thence by descent to the present owner.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above in the 1970s; and thence by descent to the present owner.
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榮譽呈獻
Georgiana Aitken