393, Lot: 754. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Basalt cat. Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 1070-664 BC. A figure of a seated cat, symbol of the goddess Bastet, with simply-carved legs and facial details. Height: 5.1cm. Scratches on body from carving process. Intact. See Petrie, Amulets pl. XXXIX, 224d for similar form.

From the Carl Devries Collection.