THIS IS A CARVED FROM SOLID STONE STATUE OF BASTET THE EGYPTION GODDESS OF CATS. IT WAS WORSHIPPED AS THE PROTECTOR OF THE HOME, WOMEN, FERTILITY CHILDBIRTH AND ALL DESEASES. IT IS NICELY DETAILED AND COPIED FROM ORIGINAL STATUES FOUND IN EGYPT. IT IS A PERFECT CONDITION, DUE TO ALWAYS BEING IN A DISPLAY CASE.  EGYPTIANS WORSHIPPED THE CAT AND CONSIDERED THEM AS ONE OF THEIR MANY PROTECTIVE GODS.