The £52,000 Penzance purr-chase

This finely modelled ancient Egyptian bronze cat head with original large gold hoop earrings was the uncontested star of David Lay’s latest auction in Penzance, Cornwall.

In a story which attracted extensive media coverage, the life-sized 7in (18cm) high artefact was dis…

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