Cat with Kittens
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Object Label
Although precious few Egyptian works of art, including individual figures or their faces, are perfectly symmetrical, three-dimensional groupings of figures are seldom as asymmetrical as this composition. The cat is the goddess Bastet, who could also be shown in leonine form. For more on Bastet and other "lioness-cat" goddesses, see the installations in Temples, Tombs, and the Egyptian Universe.
Caption
Cat with Kittens, ca. 664–30 B.C.E. or later. Bronze, wood, 2 3/8 x 3 7/16 x 1 15/16 in. (6.1 x 8.8 x 5 cm) Base: 1 x 3 3/16 x 4 1/16 in. (2.6 x 8.1 x 10.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.406Ea-b.
Gallery
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Gallery
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Title
Cat with Kittens
Date
ca. 664–30 B.C.E. or later
Dynasty
Dynasty 26, or later
Period
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt
Medium
Bronze, wood
Classification
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 3 7/16 x 1 15/16 in. (6.1 x 8.8 x 5 cm) Base: 1 x 3 3/16 x 4 1/16 in. (2.6 x 8.1 x 10.3 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.406Ea-b
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