Bastet, the Egyptian goddess of motherhood and fertility, famously sported a feline face. Even today, one of the oldest domesticated cat breeds ... of the most enduring symbols of ancient Egyptian ...

The foils were designed to take the shape of Ancient Egyptian gods, such as Isis, who was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion and was considered the divine mother of the pharaoh. Other ...

There’s no doubt scientific cat facts are endlessly fascinating, but learning about the way cats were treated in Ancient Egypt is something special. Case in point: This video from New Historia ...

January 21, 2010—This limestone feline is among some 600 cat statues from a newfound temple dedicated to the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet. The ancient temple was recently discovered under the ...

the goddess of protection - often depicted as a cat - the museum has given cats the chance to interact with part of the exhibition called "The Secrets of Saqqara". "Egyptian archaeological teams ...

along with 100 wooden cat statues and a bronze bust of Bastet, the ancient Egyptian goddess of cats. The artifacts, found in a tomb in a cemetery in what would have been the ancient city of ...

An ancient Egyptian burial ground has been unearthed with around 20 tombs kitted out with golden treasures including a gold foil statue of a cat goddess. The group of tombs were discovered by ...

The foils were molded into the shape of Ancient Egyptian gods, such as Isis, who was one of the most important deities. Other foils seemed to represent Bastet, a cat goddess, and the falcon-headed ...