unique statue goddess cat Bastet large black gold with amazing details scarab on her head and winged on chest & eye of Horus made in Egypt

A beautiful unique Bastet big size in black and gold has a wonderful detail of a scarab on her head and a winged scarab on chest with the eye of Horus and hieroglyphic inscriptions around the base and there is also Anubis above the base. Bastet is a beautiful goddess of cats, fertility and a protector of evil & misfortune. and the daughter of Ra who was adored by all and everyone who carried her talismans and amulets. She was depicted as a cat or a woman with a cat’s head.
Use it to protect your home and family and also as amazing piece of art for ancient Egyptian art decor in the corners of your home or as a beautiful gift for a friend.




History

Bastet was originally a fierce lioness warrior goddess of the sun worshiped throughout most of ancient Egyptian history, but later she was changed into the cat goddess that is familiar today, becoming Bastet. She then was depicted as the daughter and consort of Atum-Ra, with whom she had a son, the lion god Maahes.

As protector of Lower Egypt, she was seen as defender of the king, and consequently of the sun god, Ra. Along with other deities such as Hathor, Sekhmet, and Isis, Bastet was associated with the Eye of Ra. She has been depicted as fighting the evil snake named Apep, an enemy of Ra. In addition to her solar connections, sometimes she was called "eye of the moon"

Bastet was also a goddess of pregnancy and childbirth, possibly because of the fertility of the domestic cat.

Images of Bastet often were created from alabaster. The goddess was sometimes depicted holding a ceremonial sistrum in one hand and an aegis in the other—the aegis usually resembling a collar or gorget, embellished with a lioness head.

Bastet also was depicted as the goddess of protection against contagious diseases and evil spirits