Sarcophagus for cat as Bastet, Dyn. 22
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Links to other views:⇒ Larger View⇒ Cat (detail) if scripting is off, click the ⇒ instead. Links to others from Dynasty 22Bronze of a king as Osiris, Dyn. 22Bronze statuette of Bastet, Dyn. 22 Canopic chest of Rw-Bastet, Dyn. 22 Faience figurine of a king striding, Dyn. 22 Gilded bronze of Bastet, Dyn. 22 Osiris, King of the Afterlife, Dyn. 22 Osiris-Neper, god of agriculture, Dyn. 22 Pin finial, Goddess Bastet, Dyn. 22 Queen Karama as Goddess Neith, Dyn. 22 Shawabti of King Pami, Dyn. 22 Shawabti of Sheshonq II (?) Dyn. 22, 890 BC Shawabti of Sheshonq II (?) Dyn. 22, 890 BC Shawabti of Sheshonq II (?) Dyn. 22, 890 BC Shawabti of Sheshonq II (?) Dyn. 22, 890 BC Statue pedestal of Osorkon II, Dyn. 22 Links to others representing BastetBronze statuette of Bastet, Dyn. 22Bronze statuette of Bastet, Dyn. 26 Gilded bronze of Bastet, Dyn. 22 Pin finial, Goddess Bastet, Dyn. 22 Links to others of type Coffin/sarcophagus of animalsBronze Horus sarcophagus, Dyn.18 |
This bronze sarcophagus was made for a sacred cat who was seen as the earthly manifestation of the cat goddess Bastet, patron of the city of Bubastis in the delta. The remains of the cat were sealed in this little coffin 2800 years ago, and can still be heard rattling about. The bronze, once a brilliant gold color, has now achieved a smooth green patina. Probably second half of Dynasty 22. “Certain animals were regarded as the temporal incarnation of various aspects of the godhead. Some were kept within the confines of the temples dedicated to a divinity who would occasionally be represented in the guise of that animal (the cats of Bastet)” (Ziegler 1997:78). Bibliography (for this item)Khalil, Hassan M.1976 Preliminary Studies on the Sanusret Collection. Manuscript, Musée l’Egypte et le Monde Antique, Monaco-Ville, Monaco. ([II] 159-161) Roeder, Gunther 1956 Agyptische Bronzefiguren in Mitteilungen aus der Agytischen Sammlung. Staatliche Museen Zu Berlin.. Tafelband, Berlin, Germany. (tafel 51 k) Ziegler, Christiane 1997 The Louvre: Egyptian Antiquities (Reprint of 1990 edition). Edition Scala, Paris, France. (78) |
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