Title: Cat Statuette intended to contain a mummified cat
Object type: Statuette, cat
Date: 332–30 BCE
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Medium: Leaded bronze
Dimensions: H. 27.4 × W. 11.9 × D. 23.3 cm, 2.5 kg (10 13/16 × 4 11/16 × 9 3/16 in., 5.5 lb.); With tangs: H. 32 cm (12 5/8 in.); With mount: 3.7 kg (8.2 lb.)
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1956
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Cats