#bastet

sarcophagus of the cat of the Crown Prince Thutmose, the eldest son of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye. (Photo: Larazoni via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)

Sarcophagus for a Cat

▫️This wooden coffin once housed the mummified remains of a young cat around five months old. Revered as sacred animals associated with the goddess Bastet, millions of cats were bred, sacrificed, mummified and dedicated as votive offerings at temples across #Egypt. Vast deposits of cat mummies have been discovered at major cult centres, including Bubastis and Saqqara. This one is from Bubastis.

The seated coffin retains inlaid eyes, traces of gilding and a green-painted head, while the mummy preserves fragments of its original linen wrappings.

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, c. 664–30 B.C.

One of my newest pieces! I'm so proud of her!

Bast has always been one of my favorite gods of all time across any pantheon. I really wanted to do a piece to honor her and her different depictions!

This piece was done in a combination of inkwash, watercolor, and coffee, and the prints are all accented in gold foil, which I think really pops!

Okay This is old from like years ago but I vanished before uploading it 🫩 not gonna tag is as Bruabba but *clenches fists* it is technically them from my Egyptian god AU

And it was just kinda sitting in my files

And well it’s cute so I suppose ppl might wanna see it-

Bastet 🐈