Alabaster Bastet Statue - Made in Egypt cat_lover_gift symbolizing the essence of love

symbolizing the essence of love

2 lbs / 1kg

Dimensions:Height: 30cm / 12 inches

Absolutely stunning statue

Originating from the Tomb-Chapel of Nebamun

Alabaster Bastet Statue - Made in Egypt cat_lover_gift symbolizing the essence of loveHand carved Egyptian Alabaster Cat Goddess Bastet statue. Bastet, 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