Bronze After Gayer-Anderson Cat (664–332 BC)
Stock No
7909
2022
- £275.00
- €316 Euro
- $370 US Dollar
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Item Description
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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Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Devon, Devon
Item Dimensions
H: 17.5cm W: 7cm D: 9cm
Period
c.1900
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Devon, Devon
Item Location
United Kingdom
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+44 (0)7552 767190
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