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Bastet was depicted by Egyptians with the head of a cat and the slender body of a woman. Sometimes, Bastet was venerated as just a cat head. Bastet, Albert Hall Museum , Jaipur, India
Bastet, ancient Egyptian goddess worshiped in the form of a lioness and later a cat. 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.
Bastet, here shown as a cat-headed goddess, was a powerful protective figure who also was known for her fertility. She could be represented with a lion head as well, but as a cat-headed goddess her peaceful traits were emphasized.
27 Ιουλ 2024 · The goddess Bastet, often depicted as a woman with a cat’s head, was the most prominent feline deity. Revered as the protector of homes, women, and children, Bastet was also associated with fertility, motherhood, and good health.
2 Φεβ 2016 · Bronze figure of Bastet from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. Bastet, represented as a cat or a woman with a cat's head, was adored as goddess of fertility, festivity and intoxication. The British Museum, London.
Egyptian Art. Head of a cat. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period. 664–30 B.C. Not on view. The cat was sacred to the goddess Bastet, and was offered in sanctuaries and deposited in animal necropoleis throughout Egypt. This cat has bold features including large, deeply-inset eyes and strong cheekbones.
Head of a cat. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130. The cat was sacred to the goddess Bastet, and was offered in sanctuaries and deposited in animal necropoleis throughout Egypt. This cat has a sensitively modeled face, with sharp, clean lines and attentive, large inset eyes.
