Statue postured in classic seated form with erected ears. One ear with a earring. The long tail runs along the right side. Sacred to the godess Bastet of Bubastis. Height 26 cm. Mounted on a wooden stand.
Wear with corrosion, flakings and burstings. Minor hole. Later stand.
Collection of Ambassador Lars von Celsing (1916-2009), Envoy in Cairo 1972.
"The Cat in Ancient Egypt", J. Malek, The British Museum press, London 1993, pp 100-105.