Ancient Egypt - Large Bronze Cat With Excavation Patina - Bastet Type - Circa 1920

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Egyptian’ cat
bronze with excavation patina and marble base
Dimensions : H. 19 ; L. 14 ; W. 8 (cm.)
Circa 1920

A fine piece, probably cast on an antique from the Ptolemaic period. Large size, good quality base and superb patina! 

The cat in Ancient Egypt
Divinised, the cat represents the goddess Bastet, gentle and kind, disciplined after the anger of the god. Having appeased the lioness, she became a graceful, feline cat.
Thousands of effigies were found in the pits of her sanctuary, deposited as ex-voto offerings by devotees seeking her blessings. According to some scholars, the cat came to Europe from Egypt, and our authentic alley cats are in fact Egyptian by heredity.

Condition report: excellent condition