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Source Description
Representations of cats were popular in ancient Egypt, particularly in Bubastis, the cult center of the love- and fertility-goddess Bastet, who is represented either as a cat or as a woman with a cat's head. During the Late and Greco-Roman periods (6th-1st century BC), people donated cat figures (associated with fertility, love, and protection) to temples throughout Egypt. This cat is adorned with golden earrings, a beaded collar, and a necklace with a "wedjat"-eye pendant, which symbolizes the protection of the sun god.
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Document identity
localId
34520
label
Cat
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
34520
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cat
description
Representations of cats were popular in ancient Egypt, particularly in Bubastis, the cult center of the love- and fertility-goddess Bastet, who is represented either as a cat or as a woman with a cat's head. During the Late and Greco-Roman periods (6th-1st century BC), people donated cat figures (associated with fertility, love, and protection) to temples throughout Egypt. This cat is adorned with golden earrings, a beaded collar, and a necklace with a "wedjat"-eye pendant, which symbolizes the protection of the sun god.
provenance
""Sheik of the Pyramids"", [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th century BCE (Late Period-Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuettes (statues)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.8
height
6.4
depth
11.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 x W: 2 1/2 x D: 4 5/8 in. (17.78 x 6.35 x 11.75 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
bronze, gold
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
2173
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
aa8b1ade5b735b91