381, Lot: 698. Estimate $150. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

New Kingdom. Circa 1550-1070 BC. Blue glazed faience cat amulet (16mm). The emblem of the goddess Bastet, daughter of Ra, and principal protector of the pharaoh. Pierced at neck. A finely-preserved specimen. Petrie pl XXXIX, 224a.

From the Carl Devries Collection, purchased 12 December 1969.