amulet
- Museum number
- 1894,1101.78
- Description
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Glazed composition (faience) amuletic figure with animal head, possibly Bastet; mould-made and covered with a blue glaze; perforated for suspension through the middle back; standing female (?) figure with what looks like a cat's head; amulet is chipped and glaze is worn.
- Production date
- 750BC-300BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.20 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- For other examples of feline headed goddess (Bastet or Sekhmet) amulets at Amathus, see Clerc 1991, 99-100. 108-13. Clerc et al. 1976, 117 and passim for somewhat similar Sekhmet amulets. Lagarce (in Clerc et al. 1976, 167-74) provides a useful overview of the use and significance of Egyptianizing amulets and scarabs on Cyprus which often differ from those found in Egyptian contexts.
Bibliography:
Clerc G. 1991, 'Aegyptiaca', in eds V. Karageorghis et al., La nécrople d'Amathonte Tombes 110-385. V (Nicosia), 1-50.
Clerc G. et al. 1976, Fouilles de Kition. II. Objets égyptiens et égyptisants (Nicosia).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1894
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1894,1101.78
