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Statuette of Bastet and a worshipper
Egyptian
Late–Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynasty)
760–30 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x width: 13 x 11.7 cm (5 1/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.264
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis bronze base once supported a standing figure of the feline goddess Bastet and a kneeling figure of a worshipper. The figurine is poorly preserved and the figures are no longer attached to the base.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession Date: January 1, 1886)