Figure of a crouching cat
Object type: cat
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret I
Date: ca. 1961–1917 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: l. 5.4 c m (2 1/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: Pyramid Temple of Senwosret I
Locus: Pit 6L, Brick Vault
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1924
Accession year: 1924