Бастет (кошка)
Кошка в Древнем Египте – символ радости, веселья, домашнего уюта и любви. Богиня Баст или Бастет символизирует мягкое солнечное тепло с его животворящей силой. Кроме того, для древних египтян, кошка - символ женственности и материнства. Бастет также представляет собой умиротворенный образ богини Хатхор, которая наряду с тем, что является богиней любви и красоты, может иметь гневную ипостась в виде разъярённой львицы Сехмет. Чаще всего Бастет изображалась в виде кошки, однако, в некоторых случаях в виде женщины с кошачьей головой. Кошка была одним из священных и самых любимых животных в Древнем Египте, а также единственным животным, которому разрешалось входить в храмы. На Ближнем Востоке до сих пор сохранилось заботливое отношение к кошкам, перешедшее в христианскую и исламскую культуру.
Alexandr Emelyanov - Esrrings in Egyptian style - Bastet
Copper base, Silver Clasps, Hot Cloisonne Enamel, 100% Handmade
Lenght - 50 mm. (2 ")
Weight of one earring - 7 g. (1/4 Oz).
Made by Alexandr Emelyanov in 2018.
It`s a unique art work made in ancient cloisonne technique with using author's special high temperature enamels.
Emelyanov Alexandr. (born in 1976)
Russian artist based in in St-Petersburg, Working in oil painting and a rare ancient technique of cloisonne - hot enamel on copper.
In his works he uses the symbols of ancient cultures, sacral heomethry, eastern ornaments, the sufi symbolic, early Christian symbols, etc.
Hot enamel keeps its colors for centuries, it`s the one of the most long-lasting techniques of applied arts.
Every work of cloisonne is precious, unique, exists only in a single exemplar and may became your family jewel.
Bastet (cat)
The cat in Ancient Egypt – a symbol of joy, fun, comfort and love. The goddess bast or Bastet symbolizes the soft warmth of the sun with its life-giving power. In addition, for the ancient Egyptians, the cat is a symbol of femininity and motherhood. Bastet is also a peaceful image of the goddess Hathor, which, along with being the goddess of love and beauty, may have an angry person in the form of an angry lioness Sekhmet. Most often, the Bastet depicted as a cat, however, in some cases in the form of a woman with a cat's head. The cat was one of the holiest and most beloved of animals in Ancient Egypt, and also the only animal allowed to enter the temples. In the middle East still remained caring for the cats who converted to Christian and Islamic culture.
This pendant is decorated with cloisonne enamel on both sides and is made in one piece, presented in a unique original wrapping, made by design of Yemelyanov Alexander from oak wood with the logo of the author.
Description of symbols of ornaments composed by Alexander Emelyanov. The author is grateful to the Russian Egyptologist Victor Solkin for advice and assistance in the select
