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LOT 0032
'The Clayton' Large Egyptian Bronze Seated Cat Statue of the Goddess Bastet
LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.
6 1/4 in. (7 3/4 in.) (932 grams, 16 cm (1.99 kg total, 19.5 cm high including stand)).
Naturalistically modelled in the round, hollow-formed in a seated pose with an incuse collar and Hathor-symbol pendant on its chest, both ears pierced to accept gold earrings (one absent); with a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired by Norman Davis from Spinks in 1956.
Received as a gift from an American friend, Norman Davis of Seattle, circa 1972.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13471-262917.
Cf. Roeder, G., Ägyptische Bronzefiguren II, Berlin, 1956, pl. 51b, for a similar bronze cat statuette.
FootnotesIn ancient times, the cat was revered as the sacred animal of the goddess Bastet, whose principal cult centre was at Bubastis in the Nile Delta. Her cult expanded throughout Egypt during the Late Period, when many votive bronze statuettes were produced. To the Egyptians, the cat symbolised protection, motherhood, and, later, gentleness and domesticity, qualities associated with Bastet, especially as she evolved from a fierce lioness into a more benevolent feline goddess. The symbol on the chest of the present statuette is associated with another protective goddess, Hathor. Standing figurines of Bastet are sometimes shown holding a Hathoric sistrum, a ritual musical instrument linked to joy, music, and divine protection, particularly for mothers and children. The symbol on this bronze statuette would have served the same purpose.
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LOT 0032
'The Clayton' Large Egyptian Bronze Seated Cat Statue of the Goddess Bastet
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000€23,200 - 34,800 (for guidance only)$27,000 - 40,500 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£10,000 (EUR 11,600; USD 13,500) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £100
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