手持神盾的巴斯特 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	手持神盾的巴斯特
品名（英）	Bastet holding an aegis
入馆年号	1904年，04.2.426
策展部门	埃及艺术（Egyptian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 664 - 公元前 30
创作地区	来自于: 埃及（From: Egypt）
分类
尺寸	高 10.5 厘米 (4 1/8 英寸); 宽 3.2 厘米 (1 1/4 英寸); 深 2.6 厘米 (1 英寸)
介绍（中）	巴斯特在这里表现为一个猫头女神，是一个强大的保护性人物，她也以生育能力而闻名。她也可以用狮子头来表现，但作为一个猫头女神，她的和平特质被强调了。她的个人装饰和服装都是在小雕像上精心制作的，通常比其他女神更为精致，而且她通常具有许多特征。这个人拿着一个狮子头的保护盾，另一只手可能还握着一个剑突。她的衣服有复杂的条纹图案。巴斯特并不总是穿着装饰的衣服，但这对她来说比其他女神更常见。图案突出了其复杂性和质量；此外，正如一些人所说，垂直条纹可能会让人想起猫身上的条纹皮毛 Bastet的主要崇拜中心位于三角洲的Bubastis，在那里发现了数千具猫木乃伊和大量猫雕像。然而，她的崇拜远远超出了布巴斯蒂斯，而这位女神的雕像，如猫或猫头，是晚期和托勒密时期最受欢迎的献礼之一。
介绍（英）	Bastet, here shown as a cat-headed goddess, was a powerful protective figure who also was known for her fertility. She could be represented with a lion head as well, but as a cat-headed goddess her peaceful traits were emphasized. Her personal adornments and garments are elaborate on statuettes, often more so than other goddesses, and she usually carries numerous attributes. This figure holds a protective lion-headed aegis and probably once held a sistrum in her other hand. Her dress has a complex striped pattern. Bastet does not always wear a decorated dress, but it is much more common for her than for other goddesses. The patterning highlights its intricacy and quality; also, as some have suggested, the vertical banding may recall the striped fur of a cat. Bastet’s main cult center was at Bubastis in the Delta, where thousands of cat mummies and a large number of cat statuettes were discovered. Her cult extended far beyond Bubastis, however, and statuettes of this goddess, as a cat or cat-headed, were among some of the most popular dedications of the Late and Ptolemaic Periods.