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Illustration
Bronze figure of Bastet from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. Bastet, represented as a cat or a woman with a cat's head, was adored as goddess of fertility, festivity and intoxication.
The British Museum, London.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Museum, T. o. t. B. (2016, February 02). Bastet. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4528/bastet/
Chicago Style
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Bastet." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 02, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4528/bastet/.
MLA Style
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Bastet." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 Feb 2016. Web. 26 Jul 2024.
