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Bronze idol of the goddess Bastet in the form of a cat, bronze, Egypt, 664-332 BCE (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] Kraiden@piefed.social 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So does anyone know how we know that it's a depiction of Bastet as a cat, and not just a regular old cat?

[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 6 points 2 months ago

Apparently there's a symbol on the head.