id:			149449
accession number:	1978.90
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.90
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Model Basket as Amulet, c. 1069-945 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 21-22. Egyptian blue; overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey 1978.90

title:				Model Basket as Amulet
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creation date:			c. 1069-945 BC
creation date earliest:		1069
creation date latest:		945
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey
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culture:	Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 21-22
technique:	Egyptian blue
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Late Period
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1978
	opening date:   1979-02-13T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1978</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 13-March 18, 1979).

	title:		Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience
	opening date:   1998-05-10T00:00:00
	<i>Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (May 10-July 5, 1998); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, RI (August 25, 1998-January 3, 1999).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA, 13 February-18 March 1978, The Year in Review for 1978, cat.: CMA Bulletin 66, no. 1 (January 1979), no. 2<br>The Cleveland Museum of Art (5/10/98 - 7/5/98); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (8/25/98 - 1/3/99).  "Gifts of the Nile:  Ancient Egyptian Faience," not in exh. cat.

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PROVENANCE

	Said to have been in the collection of Theodore M. Davis; purchased from McDougall Palmer Ltd., London
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wall description: 
As an amulet, the basket was associated with the cat-goddess Bastet. Statuettes of Bastet frequently show her carrying basketfuls of kittens. This amulet is remarkable for its openwork design
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 532; Mentioned: p. 532-3
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