Black Bastet Statue

Bastet, the cat goddess of the home, is one of the most popular goddesses of ancient Egypt. Known also as the goddess of Joy, Bastet watches over families for protection. This high quality polymer mold statue is packaged with information card in a decorative hieroglyphic box. All statues can vary in height by up to 1 inch. The small and medium statues are solid while the large statue is hollow. All are made in Egypt and are detailed and carefully made.

Bast is the much beloved Cat Goddess. Sometimes known as Bastet, the Egyptian goddess of the home, pleasure, music, dancing, joy, domesticity, women’s secrets, cats, fertility, and childbirth. She sometimes represents the moon in its function of making a woman fruitful, with swelling womb. She protected the home from evil spirits and disease, especially diseases associated with women and children. As with many deities in Egyptian religion, she also played a role in the afterlife.

She is sometimes depicted as a guide and helper to the dead although this was not one of her primary duties. She was the daughter of the sun god Ra and is associated with the concept of the Eye of Ra (the all-seeing eye) and the Distant Goddess (a female deity who leaves Ra and returns to bring transformation). Bastet was one of the most popular deities of ancient Egypt as she was the protector of everyone’s home and family.

Made in Egypt