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Statue depicting Bastet, also called Bast, ancient Egyptian goddess worshiped in the form of a lioness and later a cat

Statue depicting Bastet, also called Bast, ancient Egyptian goddess worshiped in the form of a lioness and later a cat. The daughter of Re, the sun god, Bastet was an ancient deity whose ferocious nature was ameliorated after the domestication of the cat around 1500 BC.
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Title:
Statue depicting Bastet, also called Bast, ancient Egyptian goddess worshiped in the form of a lioness and later a cat
Caption:
Statue depicting Bastet, also called Bast, ancient Egyptian goddess worshiped in the form of a lioness and later a cat. The daughter of Re, the sun god, Bastet was an ancient deity whose ferocious nature was ameliorated after the domestication of the cat around 1500 BC
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Album / World History Archive
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Image size:
3627 x 5782 px | 60.0 MB
Print size:
30.7 x 49.0 cm | 12.1 x 19.3 in (300 dpi)