Figurine mold of Bastet

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dc.date.accessioned2022-07-16T16:31:02Z
dc.date.available2022-07-16T16:31:02Z
dc.descriptionThis mold consists of a hollow matrix into which clay was pressed and allowed to harden into the shape of Bastet, feline daughter of the sun god Re. Patron deity of the city of Bubastis in Lower Egypt, Bastet was originally represented with the head of a lioness and associated with Sekhmet, a lion-headed goddess and patron deity of the city of Memphis. Over time, Bastet came to signify the tame, magnanimous, and protective aspect of Sekhmets character, and by the Ptolemaic Period, when this tiny figurine was made, she was most frequently represented with the head of a domestic cat or even with an entirely catlike form.
dc.description.sponsorshipGift of Mark and Janeth Hogue Sponenburgh
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dc.format.extent3.5"
dc.format.mediumSculpture
dc.format.mediumTerra cotta (with modern clay impression)
dc.identifier.otherSPG90.057
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10177/20363
dc.relation.ispartofHallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem Oregon
dc.relation.ispartofAncient Art Collection
dc.rightsFor use information see: http://www.willamette.edu/arts/hfma/collections/copyright.html
dc.titleFigurine mold of Bastet
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local.cultureAncient Mediterannean / Egypt
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