IMPORTANT! Due to new custom regulations we can no longer ship outside the E.U. Please make sure you have an EU shipping address before bidding. - Bastet is a Goddess of ancient Egyptian religion, possibly of Nubian origin, worshipped as early as the Second Dynasty (2890 BC). Bastet was worshipped in Bubastis in Lower Egypt, originally as a lioness Goddess, a role shared by other deities such as Sekhmet. Eventually Bastet and Sekhmet were characterized as two aspects of the same goddess, with Sekhmet representing the powerful warrior and protector aspect, and Bastet, who increasingly was depicted as a cat, representing a gentler aspect. - See last picture as an example: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544078 Registered shipping. Provenance/Known History: Ex. Private UK collection. Collected before 1970. After that A.A. Gallery, UK. Important information: - A declaration of authenticity by my shop is provided with this lot. - Invoices, import- and export papers etc. will not be shared with customers. - Please do not pay for a won item before you are finished bidding in the auction. The system will not be able to combine your orders into one shipping if all items aren't paid at once.