Reading the PDF on their site it just says “This exceptional bronze cat represents the renowned Egyptian goddess Bastet” and then shows other statues in other collections that are virtually identical which are Bastet.
It actually has two. The beetle and also a heart on a pendant necklace. I don’t think the scarab identifies it as Bastet though. Here is all they say on the scarab:
Quite detailed, the insect has six legs, two mandibles, a narrow abdomen and wings that are folded over its back. Scarab beetles, which are very common in Egyptian iconography, are the symbol of the rising sun. They favour life and fertility and embody rebirth.
Yes, this - afaik for it to be undoubtedly Bastet for like religious purposes it needed to be not a normal animal (so sigils, items, un-animal acts), but normal cats would still held symbolism bcs of Bastet.
Reading the PDF on their site it just says “This exceptional bronze cat represents the renowned Egyptian goddess Bastet” and then shows other statues in other collections that are virtually identical which are Bastet.
It does have a symbol, though.
It actually has two. The beetle and also a heart on a pendant necklace. I don’t think the scarab identifies it as Bastet though. Here is all they say on the scarab:
Yes, this - afaik for it to be undoubtedly Bastet for like religious purposes it needed to be not a normal animal (so sigils, items, un-animal acts), but normal cats would still held symbolism bcs of Bastet.