Egyptian Mummy Cat Pendant Necklace - Bastet Goddess

In Ancient Egypt, cat mummies were donated to goddess Bastet. Bastet was commonly depicted as a cat or woman with the head of a cat or lioness. During the Greek and Roman period the veneration of Bastet reached its peak. The cat mummy’s wrappings of linen strips show a coffered design, the head is shaped naturalistic.

• Material: pewter with antique gold finish, cable chain included, spring ring closure
• Length: 18"
• Gift box included
• From the Egyptian Collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria