The cat (meeou-in hieroglyphs) was a pet, as well for 4,500 years Bastet has been associated with female fertility, warmth, love, dance and the moon. She is first and foremost a protector of children and pregnant mothers, musicians. The temple of the Pyramid of Khafra at modern-day Giza next to the Sphinx had a "Portal of Bastet" as well as statues of Bastet in the company of the king of Egypt as a symbol for the goddess Bastet. Our Egyptian Papyrus Painting is Hand-Made in Egypt by Our Skilled Artisan. Size: 15.7" L x 11.8" W |