An Egyptian Limestone Figure of a Cat, Late Period, 716-30 B.C.

of stocky build, seated on a fragmentary base with the tail curled around towards the front.

Joseph Brummer, New York, inv. no. P76 (Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Part Two of the Notable Art Collection Belonging to the Estate of the Late Joseph Brummer, April 20th-23rd, 1949, no. 36)
Edmundson Art Foundation, Des Moines Art Center (Sotheby’s, New York, June 20th, 1990. no. 93, illus.)

As shown and described; the proper left ear is missing, the right ear chipped, hind-paws very worn, tail fragmentary, the overall surface appears very weathered.
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The Brummer inventory card numbered P76 states that the cat was received from the Brummer Gallery in Paris on June 2nd, 1921.