Hollow cast sculpture of a seated cat, its tail curling round to the right, its upright forelegs holding its chest high, creating an elegant profile. The cat holds its head with a refined dignity, gazing straight ahead, its ears pricked. Intact, small crack at base of tail, the surface with a mottled red and green patina. The perforated earring holes filled in.

The statuette is a manifestation of the goddess Bastet. Typically portrayed as either a cat-headed woman or as a feline, Bastet held her principal cult centre at Bubastis in the Nile Delta. Revered as a mother goddess, Bastet served as a benevolent counterpart to the more aggressive lion deity, Sekhmet. Likely originating from a temple, this bronze figure would have been dedicated by the donor seeking to establish communication with the gods.