Alabaster Bastet Statue - Made in Egypt

Alabaster Bastet Statue - Made in EgyptHand 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

featuring two Egyptian nobles holding a flabellum

Found in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 by the famous Egyptologist Howard Carter

Height: 21cm / 8

or just someone who appreciates the beauty and symbolism of these creatures

Danu is the most ancient of the Celtic gods

This piece was masterfully crafted by Egyptian artisans

Dimensions:Height: 10cm / 4 inches

This vase décor style was common in middle of the 18th dynasty until the end of the 20th Dynasty (c

Depth: 3 inches / 7

and other decorative items

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*The master-craftsmanship