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	$8.00 Category: Egyptian Art > Egyptian Mini Statues Size: 3.5"H (9 cm) Item Type: statue Material: bonded marble Weight (lbs): 1 lbs, ship wt: 2 lbs, ship box: 11x7x6 Stock Status: (Out of Stock) Availability: Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Business Days Product Code: E-328KP

Description   Cats were sacred to Bastet, a sun goddess who represents the warm, life giving power of the sun. She was known as the goddess of joy and protector of women. She is usually represented as a lion or cat-headed figure. In the New Kingdom, the male cat was regarded as an incarnation of the Sun God and the female cat was equated with the solar eye. Feline figures may display a scarab, the symbol of the rising sun, engraved on the head or breast thus showing their solar significance. Hundreds of figures were set up as votive offerings in the temple of Bastet at Bubastis in order that the donor might share in the Goddess's grace. Actual mummies of cats were buried by the thousands in special cemeteries in the area. Cats protected the temples from snakes. The ancient Egyptians held cats in the highest esteem and the penalties for injuring or killing a cat were very severe.   Related Products... Egyptian Scarab with Hieroglyphs, Gold Finish Small Egyptian Sphinx, Stone Finish, 4"L Egyptian Scarab Paperweight, Gold and Color Finish Miniature Anubis, 3.5"H   $17.00 Add   $9.00 Add   $24.00 Add   $8.00 Add Reclining Anubis the Jackal Statue, 7"L Small Anubis box, 4"H Bastet Egyptian Cat, 4.75"H Scarab with Hieroglyphs Underside - Miniature   $19.00 Add   $15.00 Add   $11.00 Add   $10.00 Add

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