Bastet Statue Ancient Kemet these amulets were believed to

these amulets were believed to ensure the rebirth of the deceased

Pendant Width: 2cm / 1 inch

fostering clarity

Height: 28cm / 11 inches

Bastet Statue Ancient Kemet these amulets were believed toBastet, 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