Bastet

Oct 16, 2026 | Amulets of goddesses, gods, and sacred animals, Human-form goddesses

Bastet - Blue glaze H 2.8, W 0.8, D 1.3

Originally a leonine goddess Bastet became a cat or cat-headed peaceful deity from the Middle-Kingdom1. She was the daughter of the sun god Re, the nurse of the king and a symbol of motherhood protecting the women during pregnancy1. Highly common amulets of Bastet were made since the New Kingdom in a variety of materials including faience, semi-precious stones and metals and worn2

Bastet - Blue glaze H 2.8, W 0.8, D 1.3
Bastet - Blue glaze H 2.8, W 0.8, D 1.3

Blue glaze H 2.8, W 0.8, D 1.3
Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty 22
Penn Museum #31-27-269B

Bastet - Copper alloy Approximate

Copper alloy Approximate
H 3.0 Late Period
Musée Royal de Mariemont
© Photograph D. Attaix

Bastet - Lapis lazuli in long robe

Lapis lazuli in long robe
with lost encrusted eyes
H 3.7 Probably Roman
Freer Gallery of Art
#F1908.63

References

1Wilkinson R H. The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt, 2003, Thames & Hudson, pp. 177-178
2Andrews C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, 1994, p. 20, and back cover