Cat Statuette intended to contain a mummified cat, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C., From Egypt, Leaded bronze, h. (including tangs) 32 cm (12 5/8 in); w. 11.9 (4 11/16 in); d. 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in), The cat was the sacred animal of the goddess Bastet, a great and benevolent Egyptian goddess. In her honor, mummified cats, sometimes in impressive bronze or wooden containers, were donated at her temples, of which the most important were located at Bubastis and Saqqara
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Cat Statuette intended, contain, mummified cat, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C, Egypt, Leaded bronze, h, tangs, 32 cm, 12 5/8, w, 11.9, 4 11/16, d, 23.3, 9 3/16, cat, sacred animal, goddess Bastet, great, benevolent Egyptian, goddess, honor, cats, sometimes, impressive, wooden containers, donated, temples, important, located, Bubastis, Saqqara
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