Bastet Amulet

56.22.600

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Blue glaze faience amuletic figure of Bastet as a lioness-headed figure clasping a sistrum and seated upon a throne with open-work representations of Neheb-kau on the sides; suspension ring at the back of the head. Compare with British Museum EA 64586 published in Carol Andrews, 'Amulets of Ancient Egypt' (1994), p. 34.