Photo of collection object Goddess Bastet as a Cat on a Lotus Column — Goddess Bastet as a Cat on a Lotus Column, 664-30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 7 11/16 x 1 15/16 x 4 1/8 in. (19.5 x 5 x 10.4 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.339. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Goddess Bastet as a Cat on a Lotus Column

664-30 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Sculpture
Formatted Medium: Bronze
Medium: bronze
Dynasty: Dynasty 26, or later
Period: Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
Dimensions: 7 11/16 x 1 15/16 x 4 1/8 in. (19.5 x 5 x 10.4 cm)
Departments: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number: 05.339
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Exhibitions: Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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