Bastet Feminine Divine Statue, 11 Inches

Bastet is the Egyptian goddess of the home, family, joy, music, and fierce protection, the warm hearth-keeper and the guardian who keeps harm from the household. This statue shows her in her feminine divine form, the cat-headed woman who stands in regal poise, uniting the grace of the goddess with the watchful instinct of the cat.

At eleven inches, she makes a striking devotional focal point for love of home, joy, and the fierce protection of those you hold dear.

Key Features

Bastet in her feminine form. The cat-headed woman, the goddess in her regal anthropomorphic form rather than the seated cat.

Detailed cold-cast resin. Cast in resin with fine detailing for a lifelike, dignified representation.

Eleven inches of presence. A substantial altar centerpiece.

Product Details

• Height: about 11 inches
• Material: cold-cast resin
• Finish: detailed
• Form: cat-headed woman (Bastet in her feminine divine form)
• Use: deity statue, altar focal point, home and protection work
• SKU: SB857
• Sold by Plentiful Earth

The Spiritual Significance

In her fully divine form, Bastet appears as a woman with the head of a cat, often holding a sistrum, the sacred rattle of her joyful music. This is the goddess in her courtly aspect, the same deity who guards the home and blesses the family, shown not as the household cat but as the divinity herself. She held dominion over the home, fertility, music, and joy, and she was a fierce protector against evil and harm.

On a modern altar, her feminine form is often chosen by those who want to relate to Bastet as a goddess to address directly, the divine woman rather than the animal. Practitioners call on her to guard the home and family, to bless love and children, and to bring music, joy, and pleasure into a space. Whether your path is Kemetic reconstruction or eclectic, working with her as the specific goddess she is honors the tradition she comes from.

How To Use

1. Place her at the center of an altar or in a space dedicated to home and family.
2. Welcome her by cleaning the statue, holding it, and speaking her name and your hopes; a first offering of milk, water, or incense is traditional.
3. For home protection, light a candle before her and ask for her guardianship of the people and place you care about.
4. Honor her joyful aspect with music, since she was worshipped with the sistrum and with dance; a song or a rattle is a fitting devotion.
5. Keep the space clean, refresh perishable offerings, and dust the statue gently with a soft cloth.

Pairs Well With

• Bastet Cat Goddess Statue, 8 Inches Bastet in her seated cat form.
• Bastet Cat Goddess Statue, 5.5 Inches a compact cat-form Bastet for a smaller altar.
• Petite Bastet Statue, 3" a travel-sized companion.
• Egyptian Goddess Isis Statue, 13 Inch another major Egyptian goddess for the shelf.
• Hathor Egyptian Goddess Statue, 11 Inches the goddess of love, music, and joy.

History & Occult Background

Bastet was worshipped from the Old Kingdom, with her great cult center at Bubastis. In early times she was depicted as a lioness, reflecting fierce solar aspects shared with Sekhmet; over the centuries she became the goddess of the domesticated cat and her image as a cat-headed woman holding a sistrum became standard. Her worship reached every level of Egyptian society, and her festival drew enormous joyful crowds. She entered modern practice through Egyptomania and now appears in both eclectic Paganism and Kemetic reconstruction as a goddess of protection, home, joy, and music.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Bastet?

She is the Egyptian goddess of the home, family, joy, music, and fertility, and a fierce protector of the household. This statue depicts her in her feminine divine form, the cat-headed woman.

Why the woman form rather than the cat?

Both are authentic. The cat-headed woman is Bastet in her full divine aspect, often holding a sistrum, and many practitioners prefer this form for relating to her as a goddess to address directly rather than as the household cat.

What offerings are traditional?

Milk, water, flowers, music, and incense are all fitting. Because she was worshipped with the sistrum and dance, music is an especially welcome devotion.

Can I work with her outside a Kemetic tradition?

Yes, with care for accuracy. Working with Bastet as the specific goddess of hearth, joy, and fierce protection, rather than a vague cat goddess, enriches the practice and respects her tradition.

How do I care for the statue?

Dust it with a soft dry cloth and keep it out of prolonged direct sunlight to protect the finish. Avoid soaking the resin; a barely damp cloth is enough for occasional cleaning.