Bronze Bastet cat figurine, Egypt
Object No. 59A
Figure of the cat goddess Bastet, bronze, Lower Egypt, 19th Dynasty (1295-1186 BCE)
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Summary
Physical Description
This small cast bronze of a cat is probably representative of the Egyptian goddess Bast or Bastet. It depicts a mother cat with four kittens suckling her, lying on a flat platform. The mother cat is wearing a necklace around her shoulders. The bronze was probably originally mounted.
DIMENSIONS
Height
25 mm
Width
59 mm
Depth
40 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
Made in the 19th Dynasty during the Ramesside Period, (1295-1186BC). In Egyptian mythology the feline goddess Bast represented the fertilising warmth of the Sun.
HISTORY
Notes
This figurine is part of Dr Stuart Kay's Collection, presented to the Trustees of the NSW Applied Arts Trust in January 1927. It was obtained from and authenticated at the Cairo Museum.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Presented to the New South Wales Collection of Applied Art by Dr Stuart Kay, 1927
Acquisition Date
1 February 1927
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