BASTET !! Rare Vintage Lot/Set of Two Egyptain Resin Cat Deity Figurines

VINTAGE LOT/SET OF TWO DETAILED BLACK RESIN EGYPTIAN CAT DEITY FIGURINES

BASTET WAS THE EGYPTIAN GODDESS OF THE HOME, DOMESTICITY, WOMEN'S SECRETS, CATS, FERTILITY AND CHILDBIRTH.  SHE PROTECTED THE HOME FROM EVIL SPIRITS AND DISEASE, ESPECIALLY THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN.  AS WITH OTHER DEITIES IN EGYPTIAN RELIGION, SHE ALSO PLAYED A ROLE IN THE AFTERLIFE.  SHE WAS REGARDED AS THE DAUGHTER OF THE SUN GOD RA.  SHE WAS ORIGINALLY DEPICTED AS A GODDESS WITH THE HEAD OF A LION BUT THIS WAS OVER TIME CONSIDERED TOO AGGRESSIVE AND THE DEPICTION OF MAU, THE DIVINE CAT WHO IS AN ASPECT OF RA, WAS USED FOR HER

THIS LOT IS A SET OF TWO IDENTICAL CAT (BASTET) FIGURINES MANUFACTURED IN EGYPT FROM BLACK RESIN.  EACH FIGURINE IS HIGHLY DETAILED AND DEPICTS AN ETCHED SCARAB ON THE CATS CHEST AS WELL AS EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS ETCHED ON THE BASE

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : NOT MARKED OR STAMPED

CONDITION : BOTH FIGURINES ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR DAMAGES

SIZE : EACH - 9.5cm HEIGHT.....2.5cm LEFT TO RIGHT.....5.4cm FRONT TO BACK

ONE BID FOR BOTH FIGURINES AS A LOT

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