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The goddess Bastet, part cat and part woman was the daughter of Re, the sun-god. She represented the power of the sun to ripen crops. Cats were sacred to Bastet and many bronze cats were dedicated to her at her temple on the Nile delta. The chief seat of her worship was at Bustatie, the modern Tell Basta

Complete gouge roughout. Stone. Mid green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground with some bruising down front and on bevel. Some flaking at poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is blunt and very curved. "Warrington" written on front and back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, notch cut into surface that is wider at both ends and narrow through the middle. Sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. "Hampden" written on back.

Vessel decorated with snake

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green and mid green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on front and back, bruised on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, though is heavily chipped, with large fragments on cutting edge missing. "Warrington" written on front and back.