Seated Cat
Description
Object Label: This figure probably represents Bastet, the goddess most often depicted as a cat. Feline images of her began in Dynasty XXII (circa 945–718 B.C.) and became extremely numerous in the Late Period. Like this figure, many of the finer bronze cats have a scarab on the head, a wadjet-eye on the chest, and pierced ears probably intended for loops of gold. Caption: Seated Cat, 664–343 B.C.E.. Bronze, 5 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 4 in. (13.3 × 4.1 × 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Nasli Heeramaneck, 78.243.
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A bronze statue depicting a seated cat.
This is a bronze sculpture of a cat, shown in an upright, seated pose. The style is typical of small-scale Egyptian bronzes, with a focus on naturalistic details such as the shape of the ears and facial features. The smooth composition reflects skilled craftsmanship, and the cat likely represents the goddess Bastet, an important deity in Egyptian religion.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 78.243 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3874 tier-2
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