Object Number |
E14284 |
Current Location |
Collections Storage |
Provenience |
Egypt |
Period |
Third Intermediate Period | Twenty-Second Dynasty |
Date Made |
945-712 BCE |
Section |
Egyptian |
Materials |
Bronze | Gold |
Technique |
Hollow Cast | Incised |
Iconography |
Cat |
Inscription Language |
Hieroglyphic |
Description |
Hollow cast bronze statue of a seated cat, with gold leaf applied to eyes. Large tenons protrude from front paws. Incised necklace with aegis around neck, originally decorated with gold leaf. Heavily worn dedicatory inscription incised on rump. |
Height |
56 cm |
Width |
17 cm |
Credit Line |
Gift of R. M. Blatchford, 1915 |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
Dorling Kindersley Limited. History of the World in 1,000 Objects. London: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2014. Page/Fig./Plate: 37 |
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Silverman, David P. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Cornell University Press, 1997. Page/Fig./Plate: 64-65 |
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The Artifacts of Ancient Egypt. National Museum of History, Republic of China, 1985. Page/Fig./Plate: 102 |
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The University Museum. Man and Animals; Living Working and Changing Together. The University Museum, 1984. Page/Fig./Plate: 71 |
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Ranke, Hermann. "Egyptian Deities and their Sacred Animals." The University Museum Bulletin XV, no. 2-3. (1950): 17-20. See: fig 4 |
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"The Eckley Brinton Coxe Junior Egyptian Wing." The Museum Journal XVII, no. 2. (1926): 101-127. See: p.125 |
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