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Source Description
The lion-headed cat-goddess Bastet, daughter of the sun god, holds a "sistrum"- a rattle used in rituals.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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17453
label
Seated Bastet
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Source metadata
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17453
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Seated Bastet
description
The lion-headed cat-goddess Bastet, daughter of the sun god, holds a "sistrum"- a rattle used in rituals.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 11th-mid 8th century BCE (Third Intermediate Period)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
pendants
amulets
figurines
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5
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5
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import
dimensions
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cm
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5.4
height
1
depth
2.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/8 x W: 3/8 x D: 1 1/8 in. (5.42 x 1.02 x 2.83 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
21st-22nd Dynasty
med
Egyptian faience with blue glaze
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6182
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EGY
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10
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