The Gayer-Anderson Cat

This Bastet statuette is an outstanding example of ancient Egyptian art created around 7th-4th century BC. The delicately elaborated cat is made of bronze, executed by the lost wax technique which was a common method used in the antiquity. The ring ornaments are made of gold. The cat figure sports some symbolic ornaments as well: a scarab bulges on her forehead and a winged scarab is carved on her chest, which connects to the protective wadjet amulet on her neck. Scarabs are the symbols of the Sun God Ra. The statuette itself is 34 centimeters tall and it has a supporting base as well.
Officially, it is called the Gayer-Anderson cat, because it was gifted to the British Museum in 1939 by R.G. John Gayer-Anderson and Mary Stout.

Basic information:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=153429&partId=1&searchText=YCA25417&page=1

Date: April 2001