Bastet Statue Egyptian God Osiris Though he wears a human

Though he wears a human face his energy and his concerns are non-human

6 inchesWidth: 7cm / 2

4 inches*Chain not included*

Dimensions: 23x29x11cm

The statue reflects Hathor's celebrated virtues of nurture and vitality

Bastet Statue Egyptian God Osiris Though he wears a humanBastet, 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 were created at both sites, and