Human-headed cat, Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, Dynasty 22–26, ca. 945–525 , From Egypt, Faience, H. cm (1 3/8

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Human-headed cat, Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, Dynasty 22–26, ca. 945–525 , From Egypt, Faience, H. cm (1 3/8 in.); W. cm (1/2 in.); D. cm (7/8 in.), This figure is part of a repertoire of figures created in a distinctive spotted faience from dynasty 22 into dynasty 26. The center of production was the eastern Delta, in particular Bubastis and Tanis; this was an area where Near Eastern peoples had long been interwoven in the population; at this time it was also a center for the settlement of Libyan tribal peoples

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