Cat Coffin
Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE) · 305–30 BCE · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Although the cat is considered the most Egyptian of animals, as an object of worship the cat does not appear until late in Egyptian history. This unusually large statue of a cat was made to hold the mummified remains of a sacred cat. The coffin is, of course, hollow, with an open bottom. As usual, the animal’s tail is curled around its right side. A necklace appears to have been incised or scratched into the finished bronze; faint traces are visible on the chest.
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- Maker
- Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)
- Date
- 305–30 BCE
- Medium
- bronze, hollow cast
- Dimensions
- Overall: 51 x 14.1 x 24 cm (20 1/16 x 5 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Egypt
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 107 Egyptian
- Credit line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0