Goddess Bastet Head Bust travellers he was the primary arbiter

he was the primary arbiter of the necropolis

This statue is about history

while the precise modeling of the feline features reflects the ancient Egyptian reverence for their domestic companions

Along with Thoth he marked the passage of time

and childbirth

Goddess Bastet Head Bust travellers he was the primary arbiterBeautiful hand crafted Egyptian Goddess Bastet Statue, Made in Egypt Dimensions: Height: 8. 5cm 3. 3 inches Width: 7cm 2. 7 inches Depth: 7. 5cm 3 inches Bastet, 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