EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT FIGURE

Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC.
A late period Egyptian bronze figure in the form of a cat, suggesting that animals were attributed to a deity: a hawk for Ra, the Sun God, a lion for Sakhmi, the War Goddess, a ram for Khnum and a cat for Bast. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 10.130.1332.
Size: 59mm x 30mm; Weight: 75g
Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.