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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN SILVER RING WITH BASTET AND KITTENS
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 AD.
1 1/8 in. (15.21 grams, 28.80 mm overall, 17.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 AD.
1 1/8 in. (15.21 grams, 28.80 mm overall, 17.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
D-section hoop with lotus flowers on the shoulders, bezel formed as a reclining cat and three kittens.
PROVENANCE:
Ex London, UK collection, 1990s.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 25, for type.
FOOTNOTES:
The cat was sacred to Bastet, a protective mother goddess and the daughter of the sun god Re. When shown with kittens, as here, Bastet's maternal role as a fierce protector of offspring is emphasised.
