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Bastet Egyptian God Cat bronze finish Statue Sculpture
Item No. 3026BP
Reproduction after Museum Original from the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. 600 B.C.
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.
Made of cast stone with bronze finish
Dimensions: 9.5"High (24cm)
Weight: 3.5 lbs
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$34.99
Item No. 3026BP
Reproduction after Museum Original from the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. 600 B.C.
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.
Made of cast stone with bronze finish
Dimensions: 9.5"High (24cm)
Weight: 3.5 lbs
SHIPPING: Displayed shipping cost may refer for US customers only but we also ship worldwide -
please contact us for a shipping quote if you are ordering outside USA.
Note: The "Ancient Sculpture Gallery" logo over the picture is only a copyright computer watermark
which shows only on the image - it is not part of, or on the actual product.
$34.99
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