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LOT 0014
Egyptian Bronze Seated Cat Statuette
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
2 1/8 in. (90 grams, 55 mm).
Bastet in crouching pose with her tail wrapped close to right side of her body, seated on a tongue-shaped base, with a suspension loop on the creature’s back.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1990s.
Private collection, New York, USA.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl. XXXIX, nos.224e-d, for similar cat figurines.
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LOT 0014
Egyptian Bronze Seated Cat Statuette
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £40
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