Bastet Mini Statue goddess of ocean 2 inches diameter

2 inches diameter

Observe the way he holds the lightning bolt

Tutankhamun's fame is primarily the result of his well-preserved tomb and the global exhibitions of his associated artifacts

20x30cm - Hand-painted Ancient Egyptian King Tutankamun Papyrus - Made in Egypt - Black Hieroglyphic Background

The human skull has long served as a universal reminder of mortality

Bastet Mini Statue goddess of ocean 2 inches diameterBastet, 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