Egyptian Cat Statue

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Egyptian cat statue. The deity mut was also depicted as a cat and in the company of a cat. Bastet the egyptian cat statue goddess of perfumes protector and defender in the spirit world version 2 pastrecollection. Curiosity cat garden sculpture. Our reproduction which is based on an egyptian sculpture of the ptolemaic period 332 30 b c is produced from a master mold of the original in the museum s collection.

Cats in ancient egypt were represented in social and religious practices of ancient egypt for more than 3 000 years. Cats were first domesticated by the egyptians in the middle kingdom for their mouse hunting abilities. This too was probably related to the cult of bastet. He showcased these in his home in cairo now known as the gayer anderson museum.

Kitten pot hangers. Gayer anderson was a keen collector of small egyptian sculptures jewellery and pottery. Nilecart egyptian bastet collectible figurine cat goddess statue made in egypt large 7 5 inches tall. It s named after major robert grenville gayer anderson who donated the statue to the british museum in 1939.

Cat angel tribute statue. From shop onurise. Crouching cat with bird sculpture. The gayer anderson cat is an ancient egyptian statue of a cat which dates from the late period around 664 332 bc.

Roman pudgy cat garden figure. Small figures of cats were also worn as amulets. In the late and ptolemaic periods large cemeteries of mummified cats were created at both sites and thousands of bronze statuettes of the goddess were deposited as votive offerings. A museum perspective this egyptian cat figurine made from a copper alloy dates from the ptolemaic period 304 30 bce.

Cat and mouse garden sculpture. Egyptian bastet cat statue. Egyptian goddess bastet cat sitting statue. It is made of bronze with gold ornaments.

By new kingdom times they had also become household companions. Playful cat on back statue. Favorite add to unique egyptian goddess bastet cat statue 2 size heavy solid stone made in egypt onurise. Several ancient egyptian deities were depicted and sculptured with cat like heads such as mafdet bastet and sekhmet representing justice fertility and power.

The cat dates from the late period of ancient egypt around 600 bc. Ancient egypt goddess bast collectible figurine. Resting cat stone whimsical garden statue. Cats in ancient egypt especially female cats were highly esteemed closely linked to women and often depicted as important members of prominent households.