Flag of EgyptEgyptian Art664–30 BC

Artwork Details

TitleBastet statuette
MediumCupreous metal
DimensionsH. 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); W. 2.2 cm (7/8 in.); D. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.) H. (with tang): 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Date664–30 BC
Credit LineRogers Fund, 1958
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

PeriodLate Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date Range664 BC – 30 BC

Provenance

CountryEgypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 558306