Aegis of Bastet

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CultureEgyptian

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Aegis of Bastet
Pendant Representing Breast of Goddess Hathor (from a necklace)

Date700–501 BC

PlaceEgypt

MediumBronze

DimensionsOverall: 4 1/16 × 4 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (10.3 × 10.8 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of General and Mrs. Maurice Hirsch

Object number52.39

Not on view

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Department

Antiquities

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceGeneral Maurice Hirsch (1890–1983) and Winifred B. Hirsch (1908–1990), Houston, before 1952; given to MFAH, 1952.

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