Bastet Statue Mini Greek God Cobra Incense Burner - Ancient

Cobra Incense Burner - Ancient Egyptian Cobra Incense Holder Dimensions:Length: 24cm / 9

6 inchesLength: 12cm / 4

5cmWeight: 2

This example was one of a pair found in a shaft associated with the tomb chapel of the steward Senbi II at Meir

and other artifacts

Bastet Statue Mini Greek God Cobra Incense Burner - AncientBastet, 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