Egyptian Cat Pendant, Gold

A novelty pendant necklace for children with an ancient Egyptian cat design. <br> <br> The pendant represents the Gayer-Anderson cat - a famous ancient Egyptian sculpture in the British Museum. The sculpture is probably a representation of the cat-goddess Bastet, who was viewed as the daughter of the sun god and as a protector of mothers by the ancient Egyptians. <br> <br> The cat pendant is made from gold-plated pewter. It is supplied with a gold plated chain. <br> <br> <a href="http://bit.ly/1jQ42kO" target="_blank" title="Read more about the Gayer- Anderson cat here" class="linkarrow">Discover more about the Gayer-Anderson cat here<span class="arrow"></span></a>

A gold-plated pendant necklace by the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet. 

This charm has been made from lead-free pewter and is plated in 22 carat gold.

Sacred to the ancient Egyptians, cats were particularly important to the goddess Bast (Bastet). She was often depicted as having the body of a woman and the head of a cat. Bastet was so highly regarded by the Egyptians that she became a household goddess as the protector of women, children and domestic cats. She was also the goddess of sunrise, music, dance and pleasure as well as family, fertility and birth.

A delightful gift for budding Egyptologists.