Ancient Egyptian cat amulet from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Copper alloy seated cat amulet of the goddess Bastet or Bast. Loop for suspension on the back of the figure, broken in half. Badly corroded

Ancient Egyptian cat amulet from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1966.20.53.A
  • Material: copper alloy
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: cat amulet
  • Dimensions: Length: 22mm , Width: 17mm , Depth: 7mm
  • Published references: Peet T E & Woolley C L The City of Akhenaten 1 1923 pp.169-171
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483