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<em>Statue of a Cat</em>, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_view1.jpg)
Statue of a Cat, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_view1.jpg)
<em>Statue of a Cat</em>, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_view1.jpg)

Statue of a Cat, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_view1.jpg)

<em>Statue of a Cat</em>, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_neg_37.406E_grpA_bw.jpg)

Statue of a Cat, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_neg_37.406E_grpA_bw.jpg)

<em>Statue of a Cat</em>, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_neg_37.426E_grpA_bw.jpg)

Statue of a Cat, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_neg_37.426E_grpA_bw.jpg)

<em>Statue of a Cat</em>, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_neg_37.426E_grpB_bw.jpg)

Statue of a Cat, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_neg_37.426E_grpB_bw.jpg)

<em>Statue of a Cat</em>, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_neg_37.426E_grpC_bw.jpg)

Statue of a Cat, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_neg_37.426E_grpC_bw.jpg)

<em>Statue of a Cat</em>, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_view2.jpg)

Statue of a Cat, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_view2.jpg)

<em>Statue of a Cat</em>, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_view3.jpg)

Statue of a Cat, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_view3.jpg)

<em>Statue of a Cat</em>, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_view4.jpg)

Statue of a Cat, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_view4.jpg)

<em>Statue of a Cat</em>, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.426E_37.427E_GrpB_SL4.jpg)

Statue of a Cat, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.426E_37.427E_GrpB_SL4.jpg)

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Statue of a Cat

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Bronze
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 305-30 B.C.E.
    PERIOD Ptolemaic Period
    DIMENSIONS with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.426E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Bronze figure of a seated cat. Two tangs for attachment to a base, possibly a coffin. Tail curled around forwards to the right. Ears pierced for earrings. Aegis in relief on the chest. Condition: Bronze color with pits and cracks.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Statue of a Cat, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_view1.jpg)
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    <em>Statue of a Cat</em>, 305-30 B.C.E. Bronze, with tang: 4 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.3 x 4.6 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.426E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.426E_view1.jpg)

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    Aegis
    bronze
    cat
    Egypt
    New York Historic Society Collection
    Ptolemaic Period
    statue

    TAGS

    Aegis
    bronze
    cat
    Egypt
    New York Historic Society Collection
    Ptolemaic Period
    statue

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