Cat Statuette intended to contain a mummified cat

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Date

332–30 B.C.

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

About the work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Statuette, cat

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Title

Cat Statuette intended to contain a mummified cat

Creator

Worktype

Cultural Context

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

Language

Date

332–30 B.C.

Provenance

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1956

Style Period

Ptolemaic Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Egypt

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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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