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BAST
GODDESS OF PLEASURE
HEIGHT 11"
MADE OF CULTURED MARBLE
GOLD LEAFED AND HAND DETAILED
Attributes: As a sun goddess she represents
the warm, life giving power of the sun. Her cult appears as early
as the Second Dynasty. Like a cat, she was admired for her agility
and strength. Bast defended Ra against the serpent Apep.
Representation: A woman with the head of
a domesticated cat, sometimes holding a sistrum.
Relations: Daughter and wife of Ra, mother
of Khensu and Maahes. She was also believed to be a protector of
humanity against contagious desease and evil spirits.
THIS
IS AN AMAZING REPLICA OF AN AMAZING ANCIENT ARTIFACT
THE MAGIC IS IN THE FORM ITSELF.
We have amongst us, in our
time, as they did 3,000 years ago in Ancient Egypt, the ability to create wonderful
representations of the Gods of Egypt.
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