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Keywords: Egyptian - Seated Lion - Walters 571430.jpg This seated gold lioness tail curled over the haunches was apparently cast in one piece with the suspension loop and flat base The inscription deeply recessed into the underside of the base reads Bastet eye of Re Mistress of the Gods which suggests the piece was not a real seal but an amulet linked to the cult of Bastet goddess of joy between 525 332 BC Late Period cast gold cm 1 5 1 4 0 6 accession number 57 1430 38477 Maurice Nahman Cairo date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 Transcription On underside of base Bastet eye of Re Mistress of the Gods Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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