Real Ancient Egyptian Cat Statue

Tens of cat mummies and around 100 wooden statues of cats were discovered near a pyramid in saqqara egypt.

Real ancient egyptian cat statue. Ebros ancient egyptian sitting cat bastet statue in aged bronze patina resin finish 8 5 tall protector of pharaoh women cats home and fertility bast figurine. Being a fascinating animal that would ward off snakes mices and other pests ancient egyptians held cats as sacred and worshiped them via bastet the cat goddess. She was native to bubastis in the nile river delta but also had an important cult at memphis. 4 4 out of 5 stars 187.

Design toscano wu74309 royal bastet cat goddess egyptian jewelry box statue 6 inch polyresin black and gold. Several ancient egyptian deities were depicted and sculptured with cat like heads such as mafdet bastet and sekhmet representing justice fertility and power. Archaeologists in egypt have discovered dozens of mummified cats along with 100 wooden gilded statues of felines and a bronze statue of a cat goddess named bastet. 4 7 out of 5 stars 9.

Bastet also called bast ancient egyptian goddess worshiped in the form of a lioness and later a cat. Get it as soon as wed jul 8. In the late and ptolemaic periods large cemeteries of mummified cats were created at both sites and thousands of bronze statuettes of the goddess. From bronze reproductions to designer resin replicas our cat statues are wonderful objects of decor directly brought from the ancient egypt.

The area seems to have been used for cat burials thousands of years ago. Statues of cats and seven sarcophagi some dating back more than 6 000 years have been discovered at a site on the edge of the pyramid complex in saqqara south of the egyptian capital cairo. Cats in ancient egypt were represented in social and religious practices of ancient egypt for more than 3 000 years. Skeletal remains of cats were found.

The ancient egyptians took their cats on hunting trips instead of dogs and statues of cats were placed outside the house to protect the inhabitants and to ward off evil spirits. It was in egypt that cats were first domesticated more than 4000 years ago and around 2000 bce that the fully domesticated cat was brought into the houses of egyptians. The deity mut was also depicted as a cat and in the company of a cat. Make offer ancient egypt kitty egyptian bastet sculpture cat goddess statue collectible vtg egyptian bastet cat goddess resin figurine statue 4 high 12 00.

Cats were praised for killing venomous snakes and protecting the pharaoh since at least the first dynasty of egypt. The daughter of re the sun god bastet was an ancient deity whose ferocious nature was ameliorated after the domestication of the cat around 1500 bce.