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Bronze cat
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
305–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4455a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSeated cat figurine of bronze with some areas well polished. Some indications of bronze disease. One ear is particularly corroded. Shape includes cylindrical peg for attachment.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)