Egyptian Obelisk - Handcarved Soapstone Statue Statue Bastet was not merely a

Bastet was not merely a cat

Known as the goddess of truth

Dimensions:Height: 21

David Roberts was a Scottish painter who made an extended trip to Egypt and the Holy Land in 1838–1839

Egyptian Obelisk - Handcarved Soapstone Statue Statue Bastet was not merely aObelisks played a vital role in their religion and were prominent in the architecture of the ancient Egyptians, who placed them in pairs at the entrance of the temples. The word "obelisk" as used in English today is of Greek rather than Egyptian origin because Herodotus, the Greek traveler, was one of the first classical writers to describe the objects. A number of ancient Egyptian obelisks are known to have survived, plus the "Unfinished Obelisk"