Egyptian TIP Faience Amulet of Bastet
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Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. A mold-formed faience amulet of Bastet, goddess of cats, covered in lustrous glaze. The feminine feline figure presents in a striding pose with one arm held at her waist and the other holding an aegis of Sekhmet in front of her abdomen. The lappets of her wig are draped atop her clavicle and chest, and her cat-form face features a powerful snout and a pair of perky ears centered by a uraeus cobra. A column of hieroglyphs on the back read, "recitation by Bastet." Size: 0.58" L x 0.79" W x 2.05" H (1.5 cm x 2 cm x 5.2 cm); 3.38" H (8.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Tuxedo Park, New York, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s or earlier
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#181264
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Tuxedo Park, New York, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s or earlier
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#181264
Condition
Loss to legs below knees as shown. Light abrasions and pitting, with softening to some finer details, wear and fading to remaining glaze, and light earthen deposits, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to striding form.
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Egyptian TIP Faience Amulet of Bastet
Estimate $600 - $900
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