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Egyptian Blue Glazed Bastet Amulet Egyptian Blue Glazed Bastet Amulet Egyptian Blue Glazed Bastet Amulet Egyptian Blue Glazed Bastet Amulet Egyptian Blue Glazed Bastet Amulet Egyptian Blue Glazed Bastet Amulet
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LOT 0475

Egyptian Blue Glazed Bastet Amulet

NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1504-1452 B.C.

1 1/2 in. (2.01 grams, 17.59 mm).

Modelled resting on a rectangular base, with fur-texture detailing and hieroglyph to the underside. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an old Suffolk, UK, collection.
Acquired in the UK before 1980.
From the personal collection of Derek Rogers, Suffolk, UK.

Literature

Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 29(c), for type.

Footnotes

The cat was sacred to Bastet, a protective mother goddess and the daughter of the sun god Re. Amulets provided the wearer with the goddess's protection.
Her name means ‘she of the bast [ointment jar],’ which may have contained a substance favoured by or exclusive to royalty. Originally, Bastet was depicted as a woman with the head of a lioness, but by the New Kingdom, she was typically depicted with a cat's head. She is sometimes shown with kittens, emphasising her maternal role as a fierce protector of offspring.

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LOT 0475

Egyptian Blue Glazed Bastet Amulet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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