Egyptian Cat Goddess Bastet Statue
Initially depicted with the head of a lion she transitioned into the official goddess of domesticated cats.
Egyptian cat goddess bastet statue. Bastet also called bast ancient egyptian goddess worshiped in the form of a lioness and later a cat. Between 664 and 332 bce in the city of bubastis a cult evolved around a popular cat goddess named bastet. Top collection egyptian bastet statue hand painted goddess of sunrise music and fertility sculpture 12 inch ancient egypt protector of women figurine cold cast bronze exquisite craftsmanship premium sculpted cold cast resin real bronze powder mixed with resin. She was native to bubastis in the nile river delta but also had an important cult at memphis.
Eventually bastet and sekhmet were characterized as two aspects of the same goddess with sekhmet representing the powerful warrior and protector aspect a. In ancient greek religion she was known as ailuros. Miscellaneous lion and cat and woman goddess of war and fertility the egyptian goddess bast also known as bastet contains multitudes. Bastet was worshiped in bubastis in lower egypt originally as a lioness goddess a role shared by other deities such as sekhmet.
Nilecart egyptian bastet collectible figurine cat goddess statue made in egypt small 3 5 inches tall. Bastet or bast was a goddess of ancient egyptian religion worshiped as early as the second dynasty. While she s not the only cat goddess from ancient history bastet is probably the most famous cat goddess today.