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This scarf is crafted from 100% silk chiffon and features delicate gold foil details. Its design is inspired by the Gayer-Anderson cat: an ancient Egyptian sculpture in the Museum. <br> <br> The sculpture is probably a representation of the cat-goddess Bastet. Bastet was viewed as the daughter of the sun god and as a protector of mothers. Cats were commonplace in Ancient Egypt and the Egyptians believed that prayers made to cats would be heard by the goddess. <br> <br> The hieroglyphs (ancient Egyptian text) in this design have been taken from the British Museum's Limestone false door of the high priest Ptahshepses. In the Old Kingdom, false doors were a standard feature of tombs in the Memphite region acting as an interface between the worlds of the living and the afterlife. The fa?ade is covered with texts giving good wishes for the afterlife. <br> <br> <a href="http://bit.ly/XIGCDB" target="_blank" title="Discover more about the Gayer- Anderson cat here" class="linkarrow">Discover more about the Gayer- Anderson cat here<span class="arrow"></span></a> <br> <a href="http://bit.ly/XIH1Ga " target="_blank" title="Read more about the Limestone false door of Ptahshepses" class="linkarrow">Discover more about the hieroglyphs design here<span class="arrow"> </span> </a>
Exclusively designed for the British Museum, a silk scarf featuring an ancient Egyptian Cat design.
The design of this teal scarf features sillhouettes of Egyptian cat statues alongside ankhs, birds and other hieroglyph symbols.
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.
The hieroglyphs in this design have been taken from the limestone false door of the High Priest Ptahshepses, now housed in the British Museum. In the Old Kingdom, false doors were a standard feature of tombs in the Memphite region, acting as an interface between the worlds of the living and the afterlife. The façade is covered with texts giving good wishes for the afterlife.
A beautiful gift for a history lover.
Product Code: CMCT44380
Product Weight: 0.1Kg
Theme: Ancient Egypt
T.P: 18.13
Dimensions: L156 x W25cm
Material: 100% silk
Postage Weight: 0.10 Kg
This scarf is crafted from 100% silk chiffon and features delicate gold foil details. Its design is inspired by the Gayer-Anderson cat: an ancient Egyptian sculpture in the Museum. <br> <br> The sculpture is probably a representation of the cat-goddess Bastet. Bastet was viewed as the daughter of the sun god and as a protector of mothers. Cats were commonplace in Ancient Egypt and the Egyptians believed that prayers made to cats would be heard by the goddess. <br> <br> The hieroglyphs (ancient Egyptian text) in this design have been taken from the British Museum's Limestone false door of the high priest Ptahshepses. In the Old Kingdom, false doors were a standard feature of tombs in the Memphite region acting as an interface between the worlds of the living and the afterlife. The fa?ade is covered with texts giving good wishes for the afterlife. <br> <br> <a href="http://bit.ly/XIGCDB" target="_blank" title="Discover more about the Gayer- Anderson cat here" class="linkarrow">Discover more about the Gayer- Anderson cat here<span class="arrow"></span></a> <br> <a href="http://bit.ly/XIH1Ga " target="_blank" title="Read more about the Limestone false door of Ptahshepses" class="linkarrow">Discover more about the hieroglyphs design here<span class="arrow"> </span> </a>
Exclusively designed for the British Museum, a silk scarf featuring an ancient Egyptian Cat design.
The design of this teal scarf features sillhouettes of Egyptian cat statues alongside ankhs, birds and other hieroglyph symbols.
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.
The hieroglyphs in this design have been taken from the limestone false door of the High Priest Ptahshepses, now housed in the British Museum. In the Old Kingdom, false doors were a standard feature of tombs in the Memphite region, acting as an interface between the worlds of the living and the afterlife. The façade is covered with texts giving good wishes for the afterlife.
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