An unwanted bronze cat which was retrieved from the dustbin has sold for $80,000 at auction. The bronze bust is thought to be some 2,500 years old and originated in Egypt, reports the BBC. The cat … ...

The bronze figure - thought to be 2,500 years old - was discovered in a house clearance in west Cornwall. The cat, which had been expected to fetch between £5,000-10,000, has been bought by a ...

Luckily, local auctioneer David Hay salvaged the 2,500 year-old Egyptian cat bronze cat from the bin realising its significance. Jon Kay explains how the cat made its way to Penzance.

Bronze cat statue that grandmother kept by her fireplace was 2,500-year-old ancient Egyptian relic. David Lay did routine house clearance of a property in Cornwall ...

Cat mummies found in Egyptian tomb Archeologists also find 100 cat statues, ... along with 100 wooden cat statues and a bronze bust of Bastet, the ancient Egyptian goddess of cats.

Amongst the discoveries found on May 30, 2022 there we many statuettes and figurines depicting cats and Egyptian deities. This included a cache of 150 bronze statues depicting various gods and ...

Since an Egyptian bronze cat was installed at the St. Louis City Art Museum last month, attendance has increased rapidly. Last week the museum announced that the August total of visitors, 51,323, ...

Along with the mummified cats and scarabs, the Saqqara tombs contained more than a hundred gilded wooden cat statues and one of solid bronze, all dedicated to Bastet, as well as gilded statues of ...

An Egyptian bronze cat that was nearly thrown in a skip has been sold at auction for £52,000. The bronze figure - thought to be 2,500 years old - was discovered in a house clearance in west Cornwall.

Luckily, local auctioneer David Hay salvaged the 2,500 year-old Egyptian cat bronze cat from the bin realising its significance. Jon Kay explains how the cat made its way to Penzance.