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Felino

Ptolemaic Period
332–30 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
No Império Médio egípcio, os gatos eram representados como caçadores no meio natural. Não foram representados como animais domésticos até o Império Novo. Durante o período antigo e em épocas posteriores, era costume enterrar gatos mumificados dentro dos recintos dos templos, especialmente os templos dedicados à deusa Bastet. Este receptáculo para uma múmia de gato exemplifica a natureza luxuosa desses presentes aos deuses. O escultor desta peça criou uma cativante imagem de um gato com músculos flexíveis, patas grandes e olhar alerta. A argola de ouro na orelha furada (agora desaparecida) e o colar inciso com um medalhão em forma de olho protetor conferiam uma característica ainda mais sagrada ao animal.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Felino
  • Período: Períodos macedônio e ptolemaico
  • Data: 332–30 a.C.
  • Meio: Bronze, com chumbo
  • Dimensões: 27,4 cm de altura
  • Linha de créditos: Fundo Harris Brisbane Dick, 1956
  • Número de acesso: 56.16.1
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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