Ring with Cat and Kittens

Title (Dublin Core): Ring with Cat and Kittens
Description (Dublin Core): 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
Creator (Dublin Core): unknown Ancient Egyptian
Date (Dublin Core): ca. 1295–664 B.C.
Format (Dublin Core): 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.)
Identifier (Dublin Core): Cat005_MMA
Subject (Dublin Core): Jewelry
Medium (Dublin Core): Faience
Provenance (Dublin Core): 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.
Rights Holder (Dublin Core): Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rights (Dublin Core): Public Domain
Source (Dublin Core): https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/744564?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=cat&offset=60&rpp=20&pos=61