Illustration
A collection of Egyptian Bastet and Sekhmet figurines illustrating the importance of cat iconography in Egyptian culture.
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
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Yamamura, K. (2012, November 17). Bastets & Sekhmets. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/963/bastets--sekhmets/
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Yamamura, Kotomi. "Bastets & Sekhmets." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 17, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/963/bastets--sekhmets/.
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Yamamura, Kotomi. "Bastets & Sekhmets." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Nov 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/963/bastets--sekhmets/. Web. 12 Jul 2025.
