Amuletic aegis of Bastet or Sakhmet
Object type: Amulet, Aegis, Bastet, Sakhmet
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Date: ca. 1070–664 B.C.
Medium: Gold, Egyptian blue
Dimensions: H. 2.5 × W. 2 × D. 1 cm (1 × 13/16 × 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Gift of Peter Gottesman, in honor of Mauricette E. Gottesman and George H. Gottesman, 2016
Accession year: 2016
Tags: Goddess