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LOT 255445
Egyptian Bronze Seated Cat Statuette
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1070-900 B.C.
3 3/8 in. (74 grams, 87 mm).
Bastet in squatting pose, ears pricked and alert with her tail wrapped close to right side of her body, two short lugs beneath and loop behind the shoulders.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s.
Private collection, New York, USA.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 2021.41.166 and 44.4.9, for similar.
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LOT 255445
Egyptian Bronze Seated Cat Statuette
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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