坐着的猫 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	坐着的猫
品名（英）	Seated Feline
入馆年号	1991年，1991.436.8
策展部门	迈克尔·洛克菲勒之翼（The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 100 - 公元 400
创作地区	哥伦比亚或厄瓜多尔（Colombia or Ecuador）
分类	陶瓷雕塑（Ceramics-Sculpture）
尺寸	高 5 1/2 × 宽 4 1/2 × 深 6 1/4 英寸 (14 × 11.4 × 15.9 厘米)
介绍（中）	猫科动物意象是前哥伦布时期艺术中反复出现的主题。美洲狮和美洲虎等大型猫科动物是安第斯山脉动物世界的王者。尖牙和爪子，以及它们以闪电般的速度移动和攻击的能力，使它们成为可怕的捕食者。在艺术中，猫科动物的意象经常被用来唤起体力和超自然的力量。这个小型陶瓷雕塑传达了一种侵略性和力量感，掩盖了它的小尺寸。坐着，猫露出它肉质的肚子，同时咆哮着，并提供了它强大的下颚和尖尖的尖牙的全景。爪子也伸出爪子，毫无疑问，尽管它的坐姿，这不是一只温顺、友好的猫。吊坠，有点的舌头是典型的托利塔猫科动物描绘;它被认为与阳刚之气和男性力量有关。尽管动物的渲染非常逼真，但它的人耳中至少存在一个拟人化的方面。红色颜料残留在大部分表面上。
介绍（英）	Feline imagery is a recurrent theme in Precolumbian art. Large felines such as pumas and jaguars are kings of the animal world in the Andes. Fangs and claws, and their ability to move and strike with lightning speed, make them feared predators. In art, feline imagery was often used to evoke physical strength and supernatural power. This small ceramic sculpture conveys a sense of aggression and force that belies its small size. Seated, the cat shows its fleshy belly while snarling and providing full view of its powerful jaws and pointed fangs. The paws too are shown with claws extended, leaving little doubt that, in spite of its sitting position, this is not a tame, friendly cat. The pendant, somewhat phallic tongue is typical of Tolita feline depictions; it is thought to be associated with virility and masculine power. Although the animal is rendered quite realistically, at least one anthropomorphic aspect is present in its human ears. Red pigment remains on much of the surface.