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, and she has a basket slung over her left forearm. Sistrum; aegis; Egyptian deities; Egyptian religion; Egyptian art. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC. Figurine; height 9 cm, width 3.8 cm, depth 2 cm., A small standing figurine with a rough textured surface in shades of brown and dark brown, shown from the back on a square base that is a darker brown with lighter scuffs. The figure wears a long, vertically ridged garment extending to the ankles and has a narrow, elongated form. The head has two pointed protrusions and the shoulders are slightly rounded. One arm is bent and holds a rounded object with a handle-like element, while the other arm is raised with a bent elbow. The surface shows uneven pitting and small areas of lighter brown where the texture catches light. The background is a smooth pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_487

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.1Mb (2.4Mb) / 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 basket slung left forearm Sistrum Egyptian deities Egyptian religion Egyptian art Ptolemaic Period 332–30 Bc height 9 cm width 3.8 cm depth 2 cm small standing figurine rough textured surface shades brown dark brown shown back square base darker brown lighter scuffs figure wears long vertically ridged garment extending ankles narrow elongated form head two pointed protrusions shoulders slightly rounded arm bent rounded object handle- element raised bent elbow uneven pitting small areas lighter brown texture catches light background smooth pale gray.