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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Antiquities| > |Egyptian Antiquities| > AG33401
Egyptian, Bast Lion Plaque, Late Period, 1085 - 322 B.C.
|Egyptian| |Antiquities|, |Egyptian,| |Bast| |Lion| |Plaque,| |Late| |Period,| |1085| |-| |322| |B.C.|, From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.

The Goddess Bast was very popular in the late dynastic period. Sheshong's seat of power was the city of Babastis, which was also Bast's chief seat of Worship. Bast was a member of the triad of Babastis - Osiris, Bast and Nefer-Tem. This plaque was a votive sold at the shrine of Bast to be given to her as a votive.
AG33401. Bast lion plaque; 50 mm, dark grey mold formed from stone paste; head of facing lion with the lion features of Bast are quite clear; chip on chin, Choice, mounted on a black lucite base; SOLD











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