Small Statuette of a Cat

664–525 B.C.E., or 305–30 B.C.E.

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Caption

Small Statuette of a Cat, 664–525 B.C.E., or 305–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 1 3/4 x 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (4.4 x 2 x 3.5 cm) 1 3/4 × 13/16 × 1 3/8 in. (4.5 × 2 × 3.5 cm) with Tang: 2 3/16 × 13/16 × 1 3/8 in. (5.6 × 2 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.551E.

Title

Small Statuette of a Cat

Date

664–525 B.C.E., or 305–30 B.C.E.

Period

Late Period, Saite Period or Ptolemaic Period

Geography

Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

1 3/4 x 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (4.4 x 2 x 3.5 cm) 1 3/4 × 13/16 × 1 3/8 in. (4.5 × 2 × 3.5 cm) with Tang: 2 3/16 × 13/16 × 1 3/8 in. (5.6 × 2 × 3.5 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.551E

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