Amulet of Bastet
c. 1069–715 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Amulet of Bastet, c. 1069–715 BC. Egypt, Third Intermediate Period. Hematite; overall: 4.4 x 1.1 x 2.8 cm (1 3/4 x 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1973.29 This object was in the collection of Howard Carter—the man who discovered the intact tomb of Tutankhamun—until his death.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Amulets
- Formatted Medium
- hematite
- Medium
- hematite
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.4 x 1.1 x 2.8 cm (1 3/4 x 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1973.29
- Credit Line
- Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1973, Howard Carter: Before the Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb, <em>Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum</em>, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 7-September 8, 1991).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 107 Egyptian
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