Recent Acquisition - Photograph Collection
"Miss Sarah Fountain"
Real photo postcard by Layton's Studio, 417 East Broad Street, Richmond, Va.
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Bastet - Met Museum Collection
Inventory Number: 34.6.1
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C.
Location Information: Location Unlisted
Description:
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 likely once held at least two separately-attached attributes, probably an aegis against her chest and a sistrum in her other hand. Her dress has an elaborate striped pattern with alternating dotted and lined bands. Bastet does not always wear a decorated dress, but it is much more common for her than for other goddesses. The patterning highlights its craftsmanship and quality; also, as some have suggested, the vertical banding may recall the striped fur of a cat.
Great attention to detail and color was lavished on this figure. Inlays are still visible in Bastet’s eyes, and alternating rows of precious metal and black bronze inlay form her broad collar. Also special to this piece is the base; rather than an inscription or blank register, as on most statuettes, this base bears a pattern of repeated lotus blossoms and buds.
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From the NRA to the PTA these stylish pantsuits are perfect for your busy social life.
Western Horsemen June 1970
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XOXO Valentines Day sweatshirt for woman!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1382835699/xoxo-sweatshirt-xoxo-shirt-love-shirt
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Very proud of how this turned out
I've been loving all the butterfly crochet tops I've been seeing and had to make my own
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Recent Acquisition - Photograph Collection
Unidentified portrait.
Real photo postcard by Layton's Studio, 417 East Broad Street, Richmond, Va.
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i stopped wearing skirts and dresses as a child because they were stereotypes for girliness. girliness was stereotyped as weakness. i stopped wearing skirts and dresses as a child because they had open bottoms. that openness, whether or not i had shorts on underneath meant my legs were vulnerable, among other things. wearing skirts and dresses in my young impressionable mind meant i was choosing to be weak and vulnerable and a target for boys and men that wanted to take advantage of me. i told myself i didn't want to be girly, i didn't want to be like other girls, but what i really wanted was to not be a victim.
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Bastet with Nefertum figure, sistrum, and basket - Met Museum Collection
Inventory Number: 17.194.2214
Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, 945–600 BC
Location Information: Location Unlisted
Description:
Although the head, made separately, is now missing, this goddess is identifiable as Bastet. The striped robe is characteristic of the goddess, as are the sistrum and basket she holds. The small statuette with a lotus crown represents her son Nefertum.
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