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Source Description
This small seated cat may have been used as an amulet; however the small hole on the bottom indicates that it was implemented into another base or on top of a staff.
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Document identity
localId
27714
label
Seated Cat
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
6
Source metadata
id
27714
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Seated Cat
description
This small seated cat may have been used as an amulet; however the small hole on the bottom indicates that it was implemented into another base or on top of a staff.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-1st century BC (Late Period-Greco-Roman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
figurines
amulets
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2
height
1.4
depth
0.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 13/16 x W: 9/16 x D: 1/4 in. (1.99 x 1.4 x 0.65 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
30th Dynasty-Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
Egyptian faience with blue glaze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
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