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Ptolemaic Period
在埃及的中王国时期，艺术作品中的猫常被刻画为野外猎食者。在新王国时期以前，它们从未作为家庭宠物出现过。后期王朝期间及其后，在神庙内埋葬木乃伊猫就成了习俗，尤其是埋葬那些献给女神贝斯特的猫。这只盛放木乃伊猫的容器见证了这些献给神祗的礼物之奢华品质。一位熟练的金属工人创作了这只猫迷人的形象，使它有光滑的肌肤、优美的长腿和警觉的目光。猫的耳洞中现已遗失的金环和刻有保护眼吊坠的项链都进一步增强了这只猫的神圣地位。
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标题: 猫
年代: 马其顿和托勒密时期
创作日期: 公元前332–30年
材料: 青铜，加铅
尺寸: 高103⁄4 英寸（27.4厘米）
来源信息: 哈里斯·布里斯班·迪克基金，1956年
藏品编号: 56.16.1
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