PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoBronze idol of the god Bastet in the form of a cat, bronze, Egypt, 664-332 BCElemmy.worldimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down11
arrow-up174arrow-down1imageBronze idol of the god Bastet in the form of a cat, bronze, Egypt, 664-332 BCElemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·24 days agoYes, this - afaik for it to be undoubtedly Bastet for like religious purposes it needed to be not a normal animal (so sigils, items, un-animal acts), but normal cats would still held symbolism bcs of Bastet.
Yes, this - afaik for it to be undoubtedly Bastet for like religious purposes it needed to be not a normal animal (so sigils, items, un-animal acts), but normal cats would still held symbolism bcs of Bastet.