Figurine of the Goddess Bastet as a CatLate Period, 712-332 B.C.

Not on view

Title: Figurine of the Goddess Bastet as a Cat
Place Made: Egypt
Date Made: Late Period, 712-332 B.C.
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 6 11/16 × 2 9/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16.99 × 6.51 × 10.64 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number: AC1992.152.50
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: Egyptian Art
Provenance: Probably William Henry Forman (1793–1869), Dorking, Surrey, by inheritance to his nephew; Alexander Henry Browne (1845–1898), Major, Callaly Castle, Northumberland, in 1890. James Loeb (1867–1933), New York and Munich. Dr. Humbuechen. [Michel E. Abemayor (1912–1975), Gallery, New York]. Hans Cohn (1903–1994), Los Angeles, in 1967, gift 1992 to; LACMA.
Selected Bibliography: Thomas, Nancy, and Constantina Oldknow, eds. By Judgment of the Eye: The Varya and Hans Cohn Collection. Los Angeles: Hans Cohn, 1991.