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Actions	Egyptian Bast necklace Remove from selection Add to selection $Archived Images\F_numbers\F1-F500\F261.02.JPG; F261; ;$ $Archived Images\F_numbers\F1-F500\F261.04.jpg; F261; Egyptian Bast necklace; necklace, Bast, faience$ Object numberF261 TitleEgyptian Bast necklace DescriptionEgyptian necklace of blue tabular beads with spacers separating blue faience kittens (8) on a cord. Because domestic cats tend to be tender and protective of their offspring, the moon goddess Bast also was regarded as a good mother, and she was sometimes depicted with numerous kittens. Consequently, a woman who wanted children sometimes wore an amulet showing the goddess with kittens, the number of which indicated her own desired number of children. Ptolemaic period. Production periodPtolemaic Object namenecklace, Bast, faience Materialfaience

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Object numberF261

TitleEgyptian Bast necklace

DescriptionEgyptian necklace of blue tabular beads with spacers separating blue faience kittens (8) on a cord. Because domestic cats tend to be tender and protective of their offspring, the moon goddess Bast also was regarded as a good mother, and she was sometimes depicted with numerous kittens. Consequently, a woman who wanted children sometimes wore an amulet showing the goddess with kittens, the number of which indicated her own desired number of children. Ptolemaic period.

Production periodPtolemaic

Object namenecklace, Bast, faience

Materialfaience

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