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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. Materials: sistrum, aegis. Subject: Egyptian deity Bastet. Date: 332–30 BC, Ptolemaic Period, Egypt. Type: figurine. Dimensions: height 9 cm, width 3.8 cm, depth 2 cm. Creator: unknown., The image shows a vertical sculpture of a standing anthropomorphic figure with an elongated body and textured surface, rendered in a dark brown material with rough, pitted areas and hints of lighter brown highlights; the figure stands on a rectangular base of similar dark brown color, with the feet positioned near the front edge; the head is stylized and angular with a pronounced snout-like projection, and a coiled element wraps around the upper torso and neck area; the arms are bent and held close to the chest, and the lower body features a patterned, ridged texture along the legs; the background is a smooth, neutral light gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A17_485

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

41.1Mo (3.8Mo) / 24.0cm x 42.9cm / 2837 x 5069 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Figurine goddess Bastet goddess cat's head dressed tight-fitting engraved robe right hand holds bow sistrum left aegis basket slung left forearm Materials sistrum Subject Egyptian deity Bastet Date 332–30 Bc Ptolemaic Period Egypt Type figurine Dimensions height 9 cm width 3.8 cm depth 2 cm Creator unknown image vertical sculpture standing anthropomorphic figure elongated body textured surface rendered dark brown material rough pitted areas hints lighter brown highlights figure stands rectangular base dark brown color feet positioned near front edge head stylized angular pronounced snout- projection coiled element wraps upper torso neck area arms bent held close chest lower body features patterned ridged texture legs background smooth neutral light gray.