Cat head, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 , From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); W. cm (1 13/16 in

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Cat head, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 , From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); W. cm (1 13/16 in.); D. cm (2 3/16 in.), The cat was sacred to the goddess Bastet, and was offered in sanctuaries and deposited in animal necropoleis throughout Egypt. On this cat, both ears are pierced and would have had earrings, probably of precious metal

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