AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED CAT , 6TH-1ST CENTURY B.C. | Christie's

Sale 9832

Antiquities including The Heidi Vollmoeller Collection,

London, South Kensington

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28 April 2004

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Lot 359
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED CAT

6TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.

Price realised

GBP 2,390

Estimate

GBP 400 - GBP 600

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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED CAT
6TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Wearing necklace of cowrie shells with central aegis, tail curled round in front, repaired with restoration, mounted
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired during the 1970s, Spink & Son Ltd., London; formerly in the A. L. Rea Collection.
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Pre-Lot Text

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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