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Antiquities collection

Bronze Bastet cat figurine, Egypt

Made in Egypt
This small cast bronze of a cat is probably representative of the Egyptian goddess Bast or Bastet. It depicts a mother cat with four kittens suckling her, lying on a flat platform. The mother cat is wearing a necklace around her shoulders. The bronze was probably originally mounted.
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