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| EGYPTIAN BRONZE SEATED CAT In traditional attitude: ears alert, face serene; sitting on its haunches, tail curled around supporting fore paws; eyes once inlaid. The embodiment of Bastet, goddess of Bubastis, patroness of joy and women. XXIth-XXIInd Dynasty, 1080-715 BC H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2010, no. 222 WH0901 $15,000 Sales |
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