id:			122512
accession number:	1942.776
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.776
updated:		2023-08-29 11:33:54.938000

Cat, 664–30 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26 or later. Bronze and gold; overall: 9.2 x 2.3 x 5.5 cm (3 5/8 x 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.); without tang: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.776

title:				Cat
title in original language:	
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creation date:			664–30 BC
creation date earliest:		-664
creation date latest:		-30
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			Bequest of John L. Severance
copyright:			

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culture:	Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26 or later
technique:	bronze and gold
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Late Period
type:		Sculpture
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 9.2 x 2.3 x 5.5 cm (3 5/8 x 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.); without tang: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection
	opening date:   1942-11-12T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1942, no. 265

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PROVENANCE

	Purchased from R.H. Blanchard, Blanchard's Egyptian Museum, Cairo, by John L. Severance
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fun fact:


digital description:
Cats were the sacred animal of Bastet, Egyptian goddess of fire, cats, and protector of the home. Sitting upright in a pose characteristic of these feline figurines, this bronze cat adorned with an embossed pendant and gold earring was made as a votive offering to be deposited with the deceased.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	
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	<em>Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 86, cat. no. 265
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceBequest/page/n90

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 437
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IMAGES

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