Description : AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT HEAD Late Period, Circa 664 - 332 B.C. Hollow cast, with large almond shaped eyes, finely modelled nose and muzzle, with large pointed pricked-up ears creating an alert impression, mounted on a 20th Century stone base with pencilled writing referring to the previous collection, the just visible text reading 12/5/195 or 6... Ex Coll How... [illegible] Herbert, 6.2cm high, Provenance:ÊPrivate mid- 20thÊCentury collection,Ê Footnotes: The cat was the animal particularly associated with the goddessÊBastet who was often depicted with the head of a cat or lioness, this may be an example of a fragment of a larger figure of the goddess.
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n° 29 Titre : An Egyptian Bronze Cat Head Notes : Antiquities Chiswick Auctions, Salle de vente
🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : Antiquities & Tribal Art Date de la vente : 29/06/2018🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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