Bastet Statue Goddess_Brigid carried by a multitude of

carried by a multitude of the Egyptian gods in tomb paintings and inscriptions and worn by Egyptians as an amulet

Width: 20cm / 8 inches

human gesture that makes the divine subject matter feel surprisingly approachable

Eluggua) represents the beginning and end of life and the opening and closing of paths in life

with her cow ears

Bastet Statue Goddess_Brigid carried by a multitude ofHand crafted from basalt in Egypt 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 cemeteries of mummified cats