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Title:
Votive Cat
Period:
Saite Period - 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC)
Dimensions:
H: 17 cm
Properties:
Wood; Gilt; Glass
Where used:
Temple
Description:
This figure was a votive offering to the goddess Bastet, a benevolent procreative goddess. The cat was originally gilded, and much of the gilt remains. Note the remarkably lifelike eye made of glass, a testament to ancient craftsmanship.
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Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium