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Cat Statuette intended to contain a mummified cat

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Date

332–30 B.C.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Statuette, cat

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Title

Cat Statuette intended to contain a mummified cat

Creator

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Worktype

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Cultural Context

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Material

Leaded bronze

Dimensions

h. (including tangs) 32 cm (12 5/8 in); w. 11.9 (4 11/16 in); d. 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in) h. (cat alone) 27.4 cm (10 13/16 in);
depth: 23.3centimetre;
width: 11.9centimetre;
height: 27.4centimetre;
height: 32centimetre

Technique

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Language

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Date

332–30 B.C.

Provenance

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1956

Style Period

Ptolemaic Period

Rights

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Public Domain

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Location

Egypt

Subjects

Cats

Topic

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Cat Statuette intended to contain a mummified cat, 332–30 B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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