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A DARK GREEN STEATITE TORSO OF BASTET
DYNASTY XXII, CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
The striding goddess wearing a broad beaded collar, 'v'-necked long fringed dress with alternating stripe and dotted ladder pattern, holding a basket and aegis in her left hand and a sistrum in her clenched right fist, with back column invoking a blessing for Nesihor, mounted
4¼ in. (10.9 cm.) high
DYNASTY XXII, CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
The striding goddess wearing a broad beaded collar, 'v'-necked long fringed dress with alternating stripe and dotted ladder pattern, holding a basket and aegis in her left hand and a sistrum in her clenched right fist, with back column invoking a blessing for Nesihor, mounted
4¼ in. (10.9 cm.) high
Exhibited
Le Don du Nil, p. 79, pls. 277a-b, no. 277.