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Source Description
This head of Bast, with erect ears, has a necklace and an aegis at the front.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
30550
label
Cat's Head
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
30550
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cat's Head
description
This head of Bast, with erect ears, has a necklace and an aegis at the front.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 7th-late 4th century BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
statuettes (statues)
heads
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
cast bronze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
b4391cc9d6aac0ba