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Description: | Small turquoise jar, possibly for the storage and application of kohl. Tel Basta is the modern name for the ancient city of Bubastis, the cult centre for the worship of the cat goddess Bastet.Tens of thousands of embalmed cats have been discovered in the precincts of the temple dedicated to Bastet and were often in small coffins shaped like cats. The necropolis situated near the temple has burials from nearly all pharaonic periods.
A ruined building is found here with hieroglyphs dedicating it to the 'Ka of King Pepi [II]' (c.2278-2184 BC)
Amenemhet III (c.1855-1808 BC) built a palace here.
The ruling House of the XXII Dynasty (c.945-715 BC) came from Bubastis and thus were greatly involved in building here.
Accession number: NCM 1879-216 | Subjects: | food and drink? objects of indeterminate use (containers) EGYPTIAN | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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