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who donated the statue to the British Museum in 1939. Gayer-Anderson was a keen collector of small Egyptian sculptures, jewellery and pottery. He showcased these in his home in Cairo, now known as the Gayer-Anderson Museum.
Twitter Google Share on Facebook Also found in:Thesaurus,Encyclopedia,Wikipedia. Bas·tet (bä′stĕt)alsoBast(bäst) n.Mythology An ancient Egyptian goddess, daughter of Ra and agent of his vengeance, often depicted as a lioness or cat. ...
The sculpture is known as the Gayer-Anderson cat after Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson who, together with Mary Stout Shaw, donated it to the British Museum. The cat wears jewelry and a protective wadjet amulet. A copy of the statue is kept in the Gayer-Anderson Museum, located in Cai...