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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.

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24293
label
Seated Bastet
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Source metadata
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24293
contentType
object
stage
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
Sheikh Ismael [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 11th-late 8th century BCE (Third Intermediate Period)
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
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amulets
amulet-pendant
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5
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import
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cm
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5.4
height
1.2
depth
2.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/8 x W: 7/16 x D: 1 1/16 in. (5.38 x 1.16 x 2.62 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
21st-22nd Dynasty
med
Egyptian faience with blue-green glaze
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6182
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EGY
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10
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