Large 8.5" Egyptian Bastet Cat Resin Figurine Hieroglyphics Scarab Goddess

Beautiful bastet cat of heavy resin composite. Polished to a nice black sheen. No chips or flaws. Hand painted gold scarab neck chain. Hieroglyphic inscription around base. Protective felt on bottom. Measures 8.5" x 4" x 3". "Bast was the Egyptian goddess of sensual pleasure, protector of the household, bringer of health, and the guardian saint of firefighters -- she was the original mistress of multi-tasking! Legend has it that, by day, Bast would ride through the sky with her father, the sun god Ra, his boat pulling the sun through the sky. Ever watchful, she protected Ra from his enemies. Thus she became known as the Lady of the East, the Goddess of the Rising Sun, and The Sacred and All-Seeing Eye."