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Amulet of a Seated Cat LACMA M.80.200.16

Amulet of a Seated Cat LACMA M.80.200.16

File:Amulet_of_a_Seated_Cat_LACMA_M.80.200.16.jpg ) .Description..Title.Amulet of a Seated Cat..Description.: Jewelry and Adornments; amulets.: Faience with traces of blue-green glaze remaining (sculpted in the... More

Egyptian - Cat - Walters 481563 - Left

Egyptian - Cat - Walters 481563 - Left

Representations of cats are well-known in Ancient Egypt from the 2nd millennium BC. The onomatopoetic Egyptian name was "miu" (mjw) for the male, and "mit" (mjjt) for the female cat. Egypt's economic base was a... More

Egyptian - Cat - Walters 481563 - Right

Egyptian - Cat - Walters 481563 - Right

Representations of cats are well-known in Ancient Egypt from the 2nd millennium BC. The onomatopoetic Egyptian name was "miu" (mjw) for the male, and "mit" (mjjt) for the female cat. Egypt's economic base was a... More

Egyptian - Cat - Walters 481563

Egyptian - Cat - Walters 481563

Representations of cats are well-known in Ancient Egypt from the 2nd millennium BC. The onomatopoetic Egyptian name was "miu" (mjw) for the male, and "mit" (mjjt) for the female cat. Egypt's economic base was a... More

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481554 - Back

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481554 - Back

Representations of cats are well-known in Ancient Egypt from the 2nd millennium BC. The onomatopoetic Egyptian name was "miu" (mjw) for the male, and "mit" (mjjt) for the female cat. Egypt's economic base was a... More

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481554 - Bottom

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481554 - Bottom

Representations of cats are well-known in Ancient Egypt from the 2nd millennium BC. The onomatopoetic Egyptian name was "miu" (mjw) for the male, and "mit" (mjjt) for the female cat. Egypt's economic base was a... More

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481554 - Left

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481554 - Left

Representations of cats are well-known in Ancient Egypt from the 2nd millennium BC. The onomatopoetic Egyptian name was "miu" (mjw) for the male, and "mit" (mjjt) for the female cat. Egypt's economic base was a... More

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481554 - Right

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481554 - Right

Representations of cats are well-known in Ancient Egypt from the 2nd millennium BC. The onomatopoetic Egyptian name was "miu" (mjw) for the male, and "mit" (mjjt) for the female cat. Egypt's economic base was a... More

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481554

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481554

Representations of cats are well-known in Ancient Egypt from the 2nd millennium BC. The onomatopoetic Egyptian name was "miu" (mjw) for the male, and "mit" (mjjt) for the female cat. Egypt's economic base was a... More

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481559 - Back

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481559 - Back

The mother cat has four kittens, demonstrating her fertility. The loop on the back suggests that this amulet could be worn as a pendant. The skin of the cat is decorated with black spots.

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481559 - Bottom

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481559 - Bottom

The mother cat has four kittens, demonstrating her fertility. The loop on the back suggests that this amulet could be worn as a pendant. The skin of the cat is decorated with black spots.

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481559 - Left

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481559 - Left

The mother cat has four kittens, demonstrating her fertility. The loop on the back suggests that this amulet could be worn as a pendant. The skin of the cat is decorated with black spots.

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481559 - Right

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481559 - Right

The mother cat has four kittens, demonstrating her fertility. The loop on the back suggests that this amulet could be worn as a pendant. The skin of the cat is decorated with black spots.

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481559

Egyptian - Cat with Kittens - Walters 481559

The mother cat has four kittens, demonstrating her fertility. The loop on the back suggests that this amulet could be worn as a pendant. The skin of the cat is decorated with black spots.

Egyptian - Seated Cat - Walters 481564 - Back

Egyptian - Seated Cat - Walters 481564 - Back

This small seated cat may have been used as an amulet; however the small hole on the bottom indicates that it was implemented into another base or on top of a staff.

Egyptian - Seated Cat - Walters 481564 - Bottom

Egyptian - Seated Cat - Walters 481564 - Bottom

This small seated cat may have been used as an amulet; however the small hole on the bottom indicates that it was implemented into another base or on top of a staff.

Egyptian - Seated Cat - Walters 481564 - Left

Egyptian - Seated Cat - Walters 481564 - Left

This small seated cat may have been used as an amulet; however the small hole on the bottom indicates that it was implemented into another base or on top of a staff.

Egyptian - Seated Cat - Walters 481564 - Right

Egyptian - Seated Cat - Walters 481564 - Right

This small seated cat may have been used as an amulet; however the small hole on the bottom indicates that it was implemented into another base or on top of a staff.

Egyptian - Seated Cat - Walters 481564 - Top

Egyptian - Seated Cat - Walters 481564 - Top

This small seated cat may have been used as an amulet; however the small hole on the bottom indicates that it was implemented into another base or on top of a staff.

Egyptian - Seated Cat - Walters 481564

Egyptian - Seated Cat - Walters 481564

This small seated cat may have been used as an amulet; however the small hole on the bottom indicates that it was implemented into another base or on top of a staff.

Amulet of a Seated Cat LACMA M.80.200.16

Amulet of a Seated Cat LACMA M.80.200.16

Jewelry and Adornments; amulets Faience with traces of blue-green glaze remaining (sculpted in the round) 3/4 x 1/4 in. (1.90 x .63 cm) Anonymous gift (M.80.200.16) Egyptian Art

Amulet of a Seated Cat LACMA M.80.200.17

Amulet of a Seated Cat LACMA M.80.200.17

Jewelry and Adornments; amulets Faience (sculpted in the round) 5/8 x 1/2 in. (1.58 x 1.27 cm) Anonymous gift (M.80.200.17) Egyptian Art