Statue of a cat


Accession Number
W103
Current Location
House of Death (ground floor), Animals case
Object Type
Sculpture, Statue
Periods
Late Period to Graeco-Roman Period
Material
Metals/alloys (Copper alloy)
Number of Elements
1
Animal
Cat
Measurements
Height: 154mm | Width: 55mm | Depth: 92mm

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Description

A copper alloy statue of a cat with its missing front legs. The eyes have the remains of gold gilt present. Such cats were either votive figures or were put on top of coffins for cats. The cat here probably represents Bastet, who was portrayed from the Twenty-sixth Dynasty simply as a cat. Purchased by Wellcome in 1906 from the collection of Robert de Rustafjaell.