Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · statue
Cat
Description
<p>Representations of cats were popular in ancient Egypt, particularly in Bubastis, the cult center of the love- and fertility-goddess Bastet, who is represented either as a cat or as a woman with a cat's head. During the Late and Greco-Roman periods (6th-1st century BC), people donated cat figures (associated with fertility, love, and protection) to temples throughout Egypt. This cat is adorned with golden earrings, a beaded collar, and a necklace with a "wedjat"-eye pendant, which symbolizes the protection of the sun god.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2130' rel='external'>Cat</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Connections
Deities
Bastet
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 54.2130 tier-2
- Walters-id 34520 tier-2
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