Aegis of Bastet deep, collar, surmounted by cat's head. She wears a solar disc on her head. Gift from University of Wales Aberystwyth. Such items were carried by musicians, priests and also Bastet. The aegis is a representation of a menat as worn by Hathor and feline goddesses such as Bastet. Amuletic Aegides became popular from the Late Period. See Teeter, E. and Johnson, J.H. eds. 2009. 'The Life of Meresamun. A temple Singer in Ancient Egypt' Chicago, 37-38. Also see Ivanov, S. 2002 'The Aegis in Ancient Egyptian Art: Aspects of Interpretation' in Hawass, Z and Pinch-Brook, L. 2002, eds. 'Egyptology at the Dawn of the 21st century. Proceedings of the Eighth International Congress of Egyptologists. Cairo 2000' p332-339.
