An Egyptian bronze cat
Third Intermediate Period, 21st-26th Dynasty, circa 1069-664 B.C.
Depicted seated and alert with forepaws together, its long tail curled around its right side and in front of the paws, the head with incised eyes, mouth, whiskers and large ears, wearing a wedjet-eye pendant around the neck, 9.8cm high注脚Provenance:
Ella Maillart (1903-1997) collection, Switzerland; and thence by descent.
Cuniberti collection, acquired in 1997.
Anonymous sale; Genève Enchères, Geneva, 30 April 2015, lot 783.
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired at the above sale.