Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Seated Cat
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
Cats were popular in Egypt and were associated with the goddess Bastet. This seated cat with its tail curled forward has golden earrings, a golden scarab inlaid on the forehead, and a necklace with a pendant in low relief. The pendant displays a standing goddess with the double-crown nursing the young Harpokrates.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William Forman Collection; Major Alexander Henry Browne (nephew and heir of William Forman), 1869, by bequest; Sale, Sotheby's, London, June 1899; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/19/1998 | Examination | survey |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
7 3/16 x 3 3/8 x 5 11/16 in. (18.3 x 8.5 x 14.4 cm);
mount: 2 11/16 x 3 11/16 x 6 7/16 in. (6.9 x 9.4 x 16.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.403