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Statuette of Bastet
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasties 25-31 or Ptolemaic Period
7th–4th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Rock crystal
Dimensions
Length x width: 28 x 22 cm (11 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession Number27.661
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Africa and Oceania, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionRock crystal statuette of the goddess Bastet, represented as a seated cat on a base with a ring for suspension in the back.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; April 5, 1926: loaned to MFA by Edward Perry Warren (as 134.26); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, November 17, 1927 as part of a group for $ 161,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 27.647-27.761)