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| Keywords: Egyptian - Statue of Standing Bastet - Walters 54409.jpg The ancient Egyptians donated figures of their gods for use in temple rituals; smaller images served as amulets to ensure divine protection Goddesses in particular were viewed as protective deities From earliest times Egyptian venerated a wide circle of feline-headed female deities such as Sekhmet Tefnut Wadjet and Bastet This statuette of a standing Bastet has an usekh-collar with a lioness head in her hand as a protective symbol The inscription on the base names the donor of the figure ca 300 250 BC early Greco-Roman bronze with silver and electrum cm 12 3 accession number 54 409 17195 From Mitrahina Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911 Translation Bastet may give life to Amen-er-dj-s son of the priest of Amun Pefti-w-m-awj-Neith born of the lady of the house Mut-er-dj-s Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me The Jewish Museum New York 1964 Secret Signs Egyptian Writing The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2003-2004 Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2007 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Statues of Bastet | ||||
