Caption

Figurine of the goddess Bastet. Figurine of a goddess with a cat's head, dressed in a tight-fitting, engraved robe. In her right hand she holds a bow sistrum, in her left an aegis. She also has a basket slung over her left forearm. Sistrum; aegis. Egyptian deities; Bastet mythology; Egyptian religion; Egyptian art. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC. Figurine; height 9 cm, width 3.8 cm, depth 2 cm., A small textured statue with a rough, brown surface stands on a rectangular brown base; the figure has an elongated, vertical form wearing a long garment with patterned surface details and a pronounced chest area, and it holds a rounded object in one hand and a bowl-shaped object suspended from the other arm; the head is stylized with pointed ear-like projections and an indistinct facial surface, with the overall colors in the image being shades of brown on the figure and base against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_483

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.1Mb (2.6Mb) / 9.5in x 16.9in / 2837 x 5069 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine goddess Bastet goddess cat's head dressed tight-fitting engraved robe right hand holds bow sistrum left aegis also basket slung left forearm Sistrum Egyptian deities Bastet mythology Egyptian religion Egyptian art Ptolemaic Period 332–30 Bc height 9 cm width 3.8 cm depth 2 cm small textured statue rough brown surface stands rectangular brown base figure elongated vertical form wearing long garment patterned surface details pronounced chest area rounded object hand bowl-shaped object suspended arm head stylized pointed ear- projections indistinct facial surface colors image shades brown base pale gray background.