Auction on
13 December 2022 - 14:30 (CET) -
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Incredibly present and feline, this statue of the goddess Bastet goes back through the centuries to launch a new challenge.
Egypt, Saite period, probably 26th Dynasty, 664-525 BCE. Statue of a seated cat representing the goddess Bastet, bronze and electrum, h. 27.8 cm/10.9 in. Estimate: €200,000/300,000
Egypt, Saite period, probably 26th Dynasty, 664-525 BCE. Statue of a seated cat representing the goddess Bastet, bronze and electrum, h. 27.8 cm/10.9 in. Estimate: €200,000/300,000
With her haughty bearing, alert gaze, slender muscled form and graceful paws, this cat has all the makings of a queen: in fact, a goddess. For she is the earthly image of Bastet, the protective divinity of the home, also associated with prosperity and fertility. If she is shown in the form of a cat, or a woman with the head of a cat or lioness (a face representing the…
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