Bastet Mini Statue Egyptian God Statue Weight: Weighted for stability on

Weight: Weighted for stability on flat surfaces

Depth: 22cm / 8

while the precise modeling of the feline features reflects the ancient Egyptian reverence for their domestic companions

A popular theme in ancient art

Cast resin Cyclops skull

Bastet Mini Statue Egyptian God Statue Weight: Weighted for stability onBastet, also called Bast, ancient Egyptian goddess worshipped in the form of a lioness and later a cat. The daughter of Ra, the sun god, Bastet was an ancient deity whose ferocious nature was ameliorated after the domestication of the cat around 1500 BCE. She was native to Bubastis in the Nile River delta but also had an important cult at Memphis. In the Late and Ptolemaic periods large cemeteries of mummified cats were created at both sites, and