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Amulet of Bastet
The collection record classifies this work as amulets. It is dated c. 1069–715 BCE. Recorded culture or place: Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE).
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- Museum title
- Amulet of Bastet
- Date
- c. 1069–715 BCE
- Culture / origin
- Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE)
- Materials and technique
- hematite
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.4 x 1.1 x 2.8 cm (1 3/4 x 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1973.29
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Elegantly seated on a low base, its tail curled around its left side, this tiny cat, sacred animal of the goddess Bastet, is a sculptural tour de force. The front legs are carved entirely in openwork. The base, an amalgam of the hieroglyphs for "ointment jar" (also used in the writing the name of the goddess Bastet), and "protection" is admirably contoured to the animal's body. On the back is a loop for suspension.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund · CC0
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