Ring with Cat and Kittens
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Title
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Ring with Cat and Kittens
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Description
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This ring was likely created to celebrate various festivals held in honor of the deities depicted on the rings. It depicts the story where a feline deity must be coaxed back to the Nile Valley after she flees into the Nubian desert. Her desertion disrupts the ancient Egyptian world of "maat" and she must be brought back so that Egypt returns to stability and prosperity. From the Third Intermediate Period
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Date
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ca. 1295–664 B.C.
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Format
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bezel: L. 1.6 × W. 1.3 × H. 1.7 cm (5/8 × 1/2 × 11/16 in.); Diam. (inner): 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); L. of shank (papyrus): 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.)
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Identifier
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Cat005_MMA
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Medium
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Faience
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Provenance
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Collection of Omar Sultan Pasha (d. 1917), published 1929). Collection of Benjamin Zucker, New York, from late 1960s or early 1970s until late 1980s. Antiquarium Gallery, New York, at least by 1991, sold to Barbara Mertz, Maryland. Rupert Wace Ancient Art by 2015. Purchased by the Museum from Les Enluminures, Chicago, 2017.
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Rights Holder
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Source
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/744564?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=cat&offset=60&rpp=20&pos=61
