Egyptian Bronze Figure of a Cat, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1069 - 945 BCE Amulets Seals Scarabs Condition: very well executed with

Condition:  very well executed with fine and detailed modeling of the body

pierced horizontally for suspension

with a shallow additional rim chip and a stable hairline below the right elbow

as most known ear plugs from the New Kingdom were produced in faience or glass

A single column of vertical text runs down the front that reads: “Illuminate

Egyptian Bronze Figure of a Cat, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1069 - 945 BCE Amulets Seals Scarabs Condition: very well executed withSolid cast in the round using the lost wax method and elegantly proportioned, with naturalistic details, depicted seated with its forepaws together, its tail curving forward around the proper right side, the head with alert, erect ears, almond shaped ears, and a defined nose. Background: The domesticated cat is probably associated more with ancient Egypt than any other culture in the world. It is most commonly associated with the goddess Bastet, whose