Cat Representing Bastet

7th-late 1st century BCE (Late Period-Ptolemaic) Overall: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) Citation

The seated cat bears engravings of a scarab on the head, a necklace, and a neck-cord with a figure of Maat (truth). Ear hairs and wiskers are shown. The eyes are inlaid with colorless glass, while the tail is inlaid with rectangular pieces of red, white, and blue glass. The ea...

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3364
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2131

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