An Egyptian Bronze Head of a Cat, 21st/26th Dynasty, 1075-525 B.C.

cast separately and formerly attached to the body, the erect ears pierced.

Egyptian family collection, Alexandria and Cairo, acquired in the early part of the 20th century in Egypt and Europe, and transferred from Egypt to northern European family residences in the early 1950s
Northern European private collection, by direct descent from the above in the 1970s
acquired from the above by the present owner in 2002

Good except for damage to left ear visible in photograph, in addition there is a small crack behind left ear, right ear is fragmentary in back, two fragmentary projections on lower edge of neck, probably tenons for attachment to body, layer of wood glue/putty inside neck, no chased detail on the whiskers or ears but surface does not appear to be particularly worn.
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