Human-Headed Cat

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Human-Headed Cat

Egypt, circa 945-664 BCE
Sculpture
Faience
4 5/8 × 1 × 2 1/2 in. (11.75 × 2.54 × 6.35 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Shinji Shumeikai through the Ancient and Islamic Art Acquisition Fund (AC1994.157.1)
Not currently on public view

Provenance

[Galerie Nefer, Zurich, Switzerland, in 1989]. [Marianne Maspero, Paris, sold 1994 to]; LACMA.