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LOT 0511
Egyptian Silver Bastet Cat Goddess
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/2 in. (1 1/4 in.) (1.27 grams, 13 mm high (6.02 grams total, 33 mm including stand)).
Modelled seated on an oblong base; accompanied by a custom-made display base.
Provenance
Ex Mrs Zimmermann Koutoulakis, December 1977.
Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, collection between 1950-1990s.
Footnotes
Bastet was primarily a goddess of fertility, but she also represented festivities and intoxication, which formed part of the temple celebrations of her cult.
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LOT 0511
Egyptian Silver Bastet Cat Goddess
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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