Object Number: Ha6431

Collection: World Archaeology - Egyptology

Object Name: amulet

Local Name: Bastet

Description: Green faience (now mostly white) amulet moulded in the form of a seated cat. It has an almost rectangular base, rounded at both ends, and is pierced widthways with a loop at the back of the neck. It has roughly moulded facial features of a cat with no ears. Two lines are incised on its forehead. The tail is either not present or moulded into the back.

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