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ANTIQUE #SA1202613

Bronze After Gayer-anderson Cat (664–332 Bc)

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An interesting early 20th century bronze after the Gayer-Anderson Cat (664–332 BC).
 
The Gayer-Anderson cat is a bronze figure depicting one form of the goddess Bastet. The goddess was usually shown as a cat-headed woman, or in the form of a cat. Her principal cult centre was Bubastis in the Nile Delta. Bastet was a mother goddess and benign counterpart to the more aggressive lion goddess Sekhmet.
 
The original cat dates from the Late Period of ancient Egypt around 600 BC. It''s named after Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson, who donated the statue to the British Museum in 1939. Gayer-Anderson was a keen collector of small Egyptian sculptures, jewellery and pottery. He showcased these in his home in Cairo, now known as the Gayer-Anderson Museum.
 
Dimensions:-
 
Height: 17.5cm
 
Depth: 9cm
 
Width: 7cm
 
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Antique ID: SA1202613
Item: Bronze After Gayer-anderson Cat (664–332 Bc) - (reference SA1202613)
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Antique SA1202613 shown on this page was made in 1910. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1910
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