Egyptian Cat God Statue
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Egyptian cat god statue. The earrings and nose ring on the statue may not have always belonged to the cat. Egyptian statue egyptian black cat god figurine pharaoh statue home garden decor hieroglyphics 8 tall heavy statue seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Small statues were also found along with the coffins including shabti figurines and unique statues of two egyptian gods. In ancient greek religion she was known as ailuros.
Bastet was worshiped in bubastis in lower egypt originally as a lioness goddess a role shared by other deities such as sekhmet. Our statues and plaques range in a variety of materials and sizes you are sure to find the perfect piece for your home or office here. Isis anubis thoth osiris and other egyptian gods are represented in museum grade fine art replica statues and plaques as well as pieces inspired by the beauty and majesty of egyptian temples tombs and archeological finds. 5 out of 5 stars 571 571 reviews 39 00 free shipping favorite add to bast statue dellamorteco.
Her name also is rendered as b sst baast ubaste and baset. Vintage bastet mini statue small hand painted ancient egyptian cat goddess bastet with ankh hieroglyphic base 3 5 9 cm tall. The statue is a representation of the female cat deity bastet. The statue is 42 cm high and 13 cm wide.
In a statement the egyptian ministry of antiquities said that more are expected to be discovered. 5 out of 5 stars 10 658 10 658. In the late and ptolemaic periods large cemeteries of mummified cats were created at both sites and thousands of bronze statuettes of the goddess. A scarab appears on the head and a winged scarab is shown on the chest.
Cats in ancient egypt especially female cats were highly esteemed closely linked to women and often depicted as important members of prominent households. She was native to bubastis in the nile river delta but also had an important cult at memphis. This egyptian cat figurine made from a copper alloy dates from the ptolemaic period 304 30 bce. Eventually bastet and sekhmet were characterized as two aspects of the same goddess with sekhmet representing the powerful warrior and.
Within just one month an archaeological dig in saqqara egypt has unearthed 59 sealed coffins. The daughter of re the sun god bastet was an ancient deity whose ferocious nature was ameliorated after the domestication of the cat around 1500 bce. The work is currently being conducted by mustafa waziri secretary general of. Bastet or bast was a goddess of ancient egyptian religion worshiped as early as the second dynasty.
10 75 egyptian bastet goddess sculpture ancient egypt god statue black gold cat magickplace. A bronze statue dated to 664 332 bc exhibited in the department of egyptian antiquities of the louvre mafdet was the first known cat headed deity in ancient egypt.