Bastet Cat Egyptian Bust with Earrings and Solar Disc Small Statue 3.4H

A Serene Cat Goddess in Golden Earrings

This Bastet cat bust reproduces a Late Period figurine of Egypt's principal cat goddess, wearing golden earrings. It measures 3.375 in H x 2 in W x 2.25 in D. The resin has a green verdigris bronze finish.

The cat looks out serenely, like many an Egyptian cat head figurine. Actual earrings adorn her ears. Etchings from the original show an ornate collar and a sun disk pendant necklace.

Product Details

• Material: Resin with a green verdigris bronze finish
• Detail: Actual earrings in the ears
• Dimensions: 3.375 in H x 2 in W x 2.25 in D
• Weight: 7 oz
• Collection: Parastone Mouseion 3D museum collection
• Original: Bastet figurine, Egyptian Late Period, 664-332 BC
• Product number: EG13

A Lioness Who Became a Cat

Bastet began as a lioness goddess. By the first millennium BC she was shown as a domestic cat or a cat headed woman.

Her cult center was Bubastis in the Nile Delta, whose name means House of Bastet. Herodotus called her festival there the most important in Egypt.

Song, Dance, and the Moon

Bastet is linked with fertility through the cycles of the moon. Her celebrations were so ecstatic that she was also worshipped as goddess of song, dance, and music.

In the Egyptian pantheon, she formed a trinity with Hathor and the vengeful Sekhmet. Bastet was the positive side of that trio.

The Late Period Bastet replica sits well with our Egyptian Museum Replicas and Parastone Museum Replicas.

Display and Care

At 7 oz, the Bastet cat bust suits a desk, shelf, or curio cabinet. Dust this Egyptian cat head figurine gently, and take care around the earrings. Keep it out of damp air to protect the verdigris finish.

Late Period Egypt in Brief

The Late Period ran from 664 to 332 BC. Small cat statuettes were common offerings in temples. A cat goddess earrings statue continues that tradition. The Bastet cat bust keeps it alive in miniature. The Met holds one, from 664 to 30 BC, with a broad collar and a ringed tail.

For More Reading from the Web

• See a bronze cat of Bastet at the Met, with its broad collar and incised ringed tail. Cat Statuette of Bastet - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Read how Bastet moved from lioness goddess to the beloved cat of Bubastis. Bastet - Wikipedia