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Cat Seated under a Chair, Tomb of Ipuy

New Kingdom, Ramesside
ca. 1290–1224 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 135

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cat Seated under a Chair, Tomb of Ipuy
  • Artist: Norman de Garis Davies (1865–1941)
  • Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 19
  • Reign: reign of Ramesses II
  • Date: ca. 1290–1224 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 25 cm (9 13/16 in.); W. 19.5 cm (7 1/16 in.)
    scale 1:1
    Framed (with 30.4.184): H. 46.9 cm (18 7/16 in.); W. 25.8 cm (10 3/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.4.183
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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