393, Lot: 755. Estimate $100. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Green faience cat amulet. Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 1070-664 BC. An amulet of a finely-detailed, seated cat, the symbol of the goddess of Bastet. Suspension loop on back. Height: 22mm. Some loss of glaze. Intact. Cf. Petrie, Amulets pl. XXXIX, 224b.

From the Carl Devries Collection.