Cat Head and Torso Fragment

mid 7th-late 4th century BCE (Late Period) Overall: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm) Citation

This cat's head, shoulders, and chest was perhaps intended for placement on a wooden body. There are small holes in the ears for the insertion of earrings, the eyes were inlaid, and there is a flat oval depression on the head for the attachment of a scarab. A decorative patter...

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28305
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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