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Apr 25, 2007
Apr 25, 2007
Apr 25, 2007
Cat Coffin
Cat Coffin
305–30 BC
Egypt, Ptolemaic Dynasty
(305-30 BC)
Bronze, hollow cast
Overall: 51 x 14.1 x 24 cm (20 1/16 x 5 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.998
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A necklace appears to have been incised or scratched into the finished bronze; faint traces are visible on the chest.
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Although the cat is considered the most Egyptian of animals, as an object of worship the cat does not appear until late in Egyptian history. This unusually large statue of a cat was made to hold the mummified remains of a sacred cat. The coffin is, of course, hollow, with an open bottom. As usual, the animal’s tail is curled around its right side.
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