Gayer-Anderson cat

Gayer-Anderson cat

The Gayer-Anderson Cat is an Ancient Egyptian Statue of a cat made out of bronze, from the Late Period about 664-332 BC. It is a representation of the cat-goddess Bastet. The cat wears jewellery and a protective wedjat amulet. A winged scarab appears on the chest and head, it is 42cm high and 13cm wide. The sculpture is now known as the Gayer-Anderson cat after Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson who donated it to The British Museum.

External links

* [http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aes/b/bronze_figure_of_a_seated_cat.aspx Description of the Gayer-Anderson Cat, British Museum]
* [http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/article_index/e/examination_of_the_divine_cat.aspx Examination of the Gayer-Anderson cat, British Museum]


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