Cat's Head
Description
<p>This head of Bast, with erect ears, has a necklace and an aegis at the front.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.500' rel='external'>Cat's Head</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Photograph of a small cast-bronze sculptural object formed as a cat’s head with erect ears and a rounded muzzle, shown in three-quarter view.
The object is a dark, weathered bronze figure depicting a feline head. The ears are raised and pointed; the face has a prominent rounded muzzle and a visible nose area. A thick neck or collar band is suggested at the lower portion, where a ring-like element sits at the base. The surface shows pitting and corrosion consistent with an aged metal casting. The background is plain and there are no visible mounted inscriptions, cartouches, or decorative registers on the object’s visible surfaces. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 54.500 tier-2
- Walters-id 30550 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Walters Art Museum (Egyptian).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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