Crown of a Standard Staff: Bastet
Location
Era
Late Period (722-332 B.C.E.), 26th Dynasty (664-525 B.C.E.)
Title
Crown of a Standard Staff: Bastet
Materials
Bronze
Dimensions
18.8 x 6.5 x 11.6 cm
Credits
Gift of Mrs. Robert Loring, inv. 1939.B.1
Collection
Archeology and World Cultures
Bastet was one of the “dangerous” goddesses. The daughter of Re, manifestation of the Uraeus, her role was to protect Egypt and the king from their enemies. Originally lion-headed, Bastet took on the appearance of a female cat as of the 26th Dynasty – the image we still have of her today. At first mother of the king, she would become the goddess of maternity. Bastet is associated with the Greek goddess Artemis.
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