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<em>Bast Amulet</em>, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.928E_View1.jpg)
Bast Amulet, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.928E_View1.jpg)
<em>Bast Amulet</em>, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.928E_View1.jpg)

Bast Amulet, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.928E_View1.jpg)

<em>Bast Amulet</em>, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.928E_View3.jpg)

Bast Amulet, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.928E_View3.jpg)

<em>Bast Amulet</em>, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.928E_View4.jpg)

Bast Amulet, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.928E_View4.jpg)

<em>Bast Amulet</em>, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.928E_View2.jpg)

Bast Amulet, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.928E_View2.jpg)

<em>Bast Amulet</em>, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.928E_37.941E_37.1069E_37.1100E_GrpB_SL4.jpg)

Bast Amulet, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.928E_37.941E_37.1069E_37.1100E_GrpB_SL4.jpg)

<em>Bast Amulet</em>, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.928E_37.941E_37.1057E_37.1058E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Bast Amulet, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.928E_37.941E_37.1057E_37.1058E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

<em>Bast Amulet</em>, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1100E_37.928E_37.941E_37.1069E_neg_grpA_bw.jpg)

Bast Amulet, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1100E_37.928E_37.941E_37.1069E_neg_grpA_bw.jpg)

<em>Bast Amulet</em>, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1100E_37.928E_37.941E_37.1069E_neg_grpB_bw.jpg)

Bast Amulet, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1100E_37.928E_37.941E_37.1069E_neg_grpB_bw.jpg)

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Bast Amulet

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Faience
DATES 664-343 B.C.E.
DYNASTY Dynasty 26, or later
PERIOD Late Period, Saite Period, or later
DIMENSIONS 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 37.928E
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Bast Amulet, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.928E_View1.jpg)
IMAGE side, CUR.37.928E_View1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2014
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<em>Bast Amulet</em>, 664-343 B.C.E. Faience, 1 5/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.928E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.928E_View1.jpg)

TAGS

Accessory
amulet
Arms at sides
Bast
Beast walking
Blue
Deity
Dynasty 26
Egypt
Egyptian
Female
Goddess
Inscribed
Lapis
Lapis lazuli
Lazuli
Left leg advanced
lion-headed
New York Historical Society Collection
XXVI Dynasty

TAGS

Accessory
amulet
Arms at sides
Bast
Beast walking
Blue
Deity
Dynasty 26
Egypt
Egyptian
Female
Goddess
Inscribed
Lapis
Lapis lazuli
Lazuli
Left leg advanced
lion-headed
New York Historical Society Collection
XXVI Dynasty

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