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Source Description
This seated gold lioness, tail curled over the haunches, was apparently cast in one piece with the suspension loop and flat base. The inscription, deeply recessed into the underside of the base reads "Bastet, eye of Re, Mistress of the Gods," which suggests the piece was not a real seal but an amulet linked to the cult of Bastet, goddess of joy.
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Document identity
localId
38477
label
Seated Lion
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
id
38477
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Seated Lion
description
This seated gold lioness, tail curled over the haunches, was apparently cast in one piece with the suspension loop and flat base. The inscription, deeply recessed into the underside of the base reads "Bastet, eye of Re, Mistress of the Gods," which suggests the piece was not a real seal but an amulet linked to the cult of Bastet, goddess of joy.
provenance
Maurice Nahman, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 6th-late 4th century BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
amulets
seals
amulet-pendants
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5
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5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.5
height
1.4
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 9/16 x W: 9/16 x D: 1/4 in. (1.5 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] Bastet
eye of Re
Mistress of the Gods
dynasty
27th-30th Dynasty
med
cast gold
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6182
collection_ids
EGY
JWL
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2513
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