EGYPTIAN SILVER RING DEPICTING BASTET AND KITTENS Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A silver ring with a semicircular hoop featuring a conical section tapering to the bottom, connected to a square bezel that depicts a cat - symbol of the goddess Bastet and her kittens. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2017.34. Size: D:17.32mm / US: 7 / UK: N 1/2; Weight: 9g. Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Tautenhahn, before 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by an authentication report by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.