Description : AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD TO LATE PERIOD, 1070-332 B.C. Depicted recumbent on a sa-shaped integral plinth, its forelegs parallel and extending forward, its hind legs tucked underneath its body, its long tail running along the length of the body and curving forward around the proper right paw, the head with erect ears striated on the interior, the eyes with the sclerae inlaid with electrum, the whiskers indicated, wearing an incised necklace with a central pendant 4 5/16 in. (11 cm.) long
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About the lot N° 57 Title : AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT Size : (11 cm.) long Provenance : Purportedly from Bubastis.
Marquess of Bute; Sotheby & Co., London, 24 May 1951, lot 30.
with Spink and Son, London, 1963.
Greta S. Heckett (1899-1976), Pittsburgh.
The Estate of Greta S. Heckett, Pittsburgh; Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 21 May 1977, lot 305.
with Superior Galleries, Los Angeles, 1977. Literature : Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, Ancient Bronzes: A Selection from the Heckett Collection, Pittsburgh, 1964, no. 37. Christie's, auctioneer, New York, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Antiquities Sale date : 11 Dec 2014It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale