Lot 54
  • 54

An Egyptian Bronze Finial with a Cat and Two Kittens, Late Period, 716-30 B.C.

Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • An Egyptian Bronze Finial with a Cat and Two Kittens
  • bronze
  • Height 4 3/4 in. 12.2 cm.
in the form of a papyrus column surmounted by a cat seated between her two kittens, two columns of inscription engraved on the shaft.

Provenance

Canadian art market, late 1970s or earlier
Sotheby's, New York, June 5th, 1999, no. 327, illus.

Condition

As shown. Surface slightly worn. The inscription contains a prayer to the cat goddess Bastet asking for life on behalf of Padusir.
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