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	$40.00 Category: Egyptian Art > Egyptian Pantheon Size: 12.5"H (32 cm) Item Type: statue Material: bonded marble Weight (lbs): 3 lbs, ship wt: 6 lbs, ship box: 21x11x11 Stock Status: In Stock Availability: Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Business Days Product Code: E-208GP

Description   British Museum, London Late Period, 664-332 B.C. She is a feline goddess, daughter of the sun god ěRaî. Bastet was originally a lion goddess, but after 1000 B.C. as her cult developed, she became more associated with the cat and was considered to be the center counterpart of the lion goddess Sekhmet. Cats could be observed skillfully hunting and catching snakes, which had special relevance for the Egyptians since the snake was the symbol of Apophis, the demonic enemy of the sun god Ra. So cats became animals sacred to the solar deity. Bastet was especially worshipped at her temple at Bubastis (ěthe house of Bastetî). As a sun goddess, Bastet was the goddess of plenty and the mistress of pleasure. The celebrating of her festivals were renowned for being the most lavish of all the gods of Egypt. Bastet was also associated with the moon and in myth became the eye of the moon. The Greeks associated her with the Greek goddess Artemis. She is usually depicted as a cat-headed woman. In one hand she holds a sistrum, a kind of musical rattle, and in her other hand she holds an aegis which is a symbolic shield of protection in the form of a golden collar decorated with a cat head.   Related Products... Thoth Standing, 10"H Small Ra Haraktu Standing Statue Small Isis Standing, 9.25"H Pantheon Egyptian Gods Set of 17 - Small   $21.00 Add   $21.00 Add   $21.00 Add   $298.00 Add Small Osiris Sekhmet Standing, 14.5"H Small Selket King Tut Guardian, 8.25"H Bastet Egyptian Cat with Sistrum Kittens, 8.5H   $21.00 Add   $40.00 Add   $19.00 Add   $23.00 Add

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