Bronze statuette of a cat

Classification

statuette ; votive offering

Culture

Egyptian (culture)

Dimensions

height: 15 cm; width: 8 cm

Date

26th dynasty (7th–6th century B.C.)

Period

26th (Saite) dynasty (664–525)

Material

bronze ; gold ; rock crystal

Iconography

scarab ; cat

Production place

Egypt

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Egyptian Art

Provenance

Pulszky, Ferenc Collection ; Ráth, György Collection ; Böhm, Joseph Daniel (1794–1865)

Inventory

51.2356

ID

Hyp-2760

References

Kóthay–Liptay, Egyiptomi Gyűjtemény, 104; Nagy, I., Egyiptomi Gyűjtemény, 96–98; Nagy, I., Egyptian Collection, 98–99; Kóthay–Liptay, Egyptian Artefacts, 110

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.