Sarcophage de chat
The Sarcophage de Chat is a wooden Egyptian sculpture in the Egyptian Antiquities collection at the Louvre Museum in Paris. It shows a seated cat, with white and black paint and traces of gilding still visible. Made during Egypt’s Late Period, between 664 and 332 BCE, it measures 37.7 centimetres in height. Its width is 13.3 centimetres, and its thickness is 19 centimetres.
The carved cat appears in two halves, a detail that gives the wooden form a visibly divided structure. The Louvre acquired it in 1852 for its Egyptian Antiquities collection. Clot Antoine Barthélémy, known as Clot Bey, was an earlier owner and commissioner connected with the piece. Egyptians associated sacred cats with Bastet, the goddess named in its cultural context. Its exhibition history includes presentations alongside Egyptian art and discussions of that art’s influence on Alberto Giacometti. The sculpture stands in room 318 of the Sully wing, dedicated to animals and gods.
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