Name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access
Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Art664–30 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Cat
Medium	Cupreous metal
Dimensions	H. 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); W. 2.5 cm (1 in.); L. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.) H. (with tang): 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	664–30 B.C.
Credit Line	Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Period	Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date Range	664 BC – 30 BC

Provenance

Country

Egypt

Other works from the Late Period–Ptolemaic Period period

664–30 B.C.Isis and Horus

664–30 B.C.Osiris

664–30 BCAmulet, lion head

664–30 B.C.Maat?

525–30 BCAmulet of a baboon holding an unrecognizable object

400–200 B.C.Plaque with head of a king

380–30 B.C.Rod from shrine

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 570744