COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1990.59.1
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MMA_.1990.59.1
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
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African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Egyptian
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Egyptian
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Cat
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Cat
Title
false
Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
ca. 1991-1783 B.C.E.
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ca. 1991-1783 B.C.E.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-1991
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-1991
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-1783
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-1783
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
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Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
H. 5 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
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H. 5 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1990.59.1
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1990.59.1
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1990
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Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1990
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The cat first appears in painting and relief at the end of the Old Kingdom, and this cosmetic jar is the earliest-known three-dimensional representation of the animal in Egyptian art. The sculptor demonstrates a keen understanding of the creature's physical traits, giving the animal the alert, tense look of a hunter rather than the elegant aloofness seen in later representations. The rock-crystal eyes, lined with copper, enhance the impression of readiness.
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<P>The cat first appears in painting and relief at the end of the Old Kingdom, and this cosmetic jar is the earliest-known three-dimensional representation of the animal in Egyptian art. The sculptor demonstrates a keen understanding of the creature's physical traits, giving the animal the alert, tense look of a hunter rather than the elegant aloofness seen in later representations. The rock-crystal eyes, lined with copper, enhance the impression of readiness.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.eg1990.59.1.R.tif
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MMA_.eg1990.59.1.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false