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Figurine mold of Bastet
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This mold consists of a hollow matrix into which clay was pressed and allowed to harden into the shape of Bastet, feline daughter of the sun god Re. Patron deity of the city of Bubastis in Lower Egypt, Bastet was originally represented with the head of a lioness and associated with Sekhmet, a lion-headed goddess and patron deity of the city of Memphis. Over time, Bastet came to signify the tame, magnanimous, and protective aspect of Sekhmets character, and by the Ptolemaic Period, when this tiny figurine was made, she was most frequently represented with the head of a domestic cat or even with an entirely catlike form.