Aegis of Bastet
Unknown Artist
664–30 B.C.
Medium
Cupreous metal
Dimensions
H. 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.); W. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.); D. 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Classification
Amulet, Aegis, Bastet
Period
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
Accession Number
89.2.597
Tags
Goddess