Pair of 19th Century Egyptian Revival Wall Lights* French 19th Century circa 1880* Gilt Brass* Most likely a depiction of a Goddess(1) who became a cat* Converted from gas* Good clean casting * Excellent patination* W: 11cm (4.3'')    H: 30cm (11.8'')    D: 40cm (15.7'')(1) Egyptian goddess Bastet is most associated with catsThe ancient Egyptian goddess who was associated with cats was Bastet; she was originally worshiped in the form of a lioness and later evolved into a cat goddess after the domestication of cats around 1500 BCE . Bastet was the daughter of Re, the sun god, and was worshiped as a deity of fertility, sensuality, grace, and family.Bastet was often depicted as a woman with a cat’s head, carrying an ancient percussion instrument called the sistrum in her right hand and a breastplate in her left hand. Thousands of bronze statuettes of the goddess were deposited as votive offerings, and small figures of cats were also w...