EGYPT. Late Period (664–332 B.C.)
EGYPT. Late Period (664–332 B.C.): Large bronze statuette of the goddess Bastet in the form of a cat standing on her front paws, her neck adorned with a necklace featuring the udjat eye. H: 29 cm excluding the porphyry base. (A break at the neck has been skillfully restored; a small chip at the tip of one ear.) Provenance: Pierre Bergé auction, Paris, October 15–16, 2005, lot 756 (cover photo of the catalog) Archaeological expert: Jean-Sylvain Caillou - +33 (0) 6.81.77.95.47 - cabinet.caillou@gmail.com
EGYPT. Late Period (664–332 B.C.): Large bronze statuette of the goddess Bastet in the form of a cat standing on her front paws, her neck adorned with a necklace featuring the udjat eye. H: 29 cm excluding the porphyry base. (A break at the neck has been skillfully restored; a small chip at the tip of one ear.) Provenance: Pierre Bergé auction, Paris, October 15–16, 2005, lot 756 (cover photo of the catalog) Archaeological expert: Jean-Sylvain Caillou - +33 (0) 6.81.77.95.47 - cabinet.caillou@gmail.com
