Amulet / goddess

Description

Amulet in grey-blue faience in the form of the goddess Bastet or another feline-headed goddess seated on a throne: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period

Museum reference

A.1911.362

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Amulet / goddess

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Late Period

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Faience

Physical description

Grey-blue faience

Collection place(s)

Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Depicted: Bastet
Hilton Price Collection
Collector: Hilton Price, Frederick George, 1842 - 1909

Exhibitions

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland