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. Materials/function: sistrum, aegis. Egyptian deities, Bastet mythology. Egyptian religion, Egyptian art. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC, Egypt. Figurine. Dimensions: height 9 cm, width 3.8 cm, depth 2 cm., A slender standing figurine with a rough textured surface in dark brown and rusty brown tones is shown in profile on a rectangular base of similar brown color; the figure has an elongated body and legs, a raised arm holding a small rounded object, and an animal-like head with pointed ears, with visible surface irregularities and worn areas.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_486

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.1Mb (2.5Mb) / 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 Materials function sistrum Egyptian deities Bastet mythology Egyptian religion Egyptian art Ptolemaic Period 332–30 Bc Egypt Dimensions height 9 cm width 3.8 cm depth 2 cm slender standing figurine rough textured surface dark brown rusty brown tones shown profile rectangular base brown color figure elongated body legs raised arm holding small rounded object animal- head pointed ears visible surface irregularities worn areas.