Amulet — figurine of a lion-headed goddess; lionesses; Egyptian deities; Sekhmet, Wadjit, Bastet ; lion-headed goddess with a lotus scepter in her left hand right lowered; 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt; amulet; height 4 cm, width 1 cm, depth 1.2 cm., A slender vertical figurine viewed in profile against a pale gray background, showing a stylized human-like form with an elongated head and a rounded back, made of a weathered turquoise-green material with areas of darker green and brownish patina; a hole is visible near the top of the head, a long raised ridge runs down the back, and a slightly projecting chest and stomach are visible along the front; there are a few small spots of reddish discoloration and traces of lighter wear on edges, with subtle variations in texture and mottling across the surface.
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Amulet — figurine of a lion-headed goddess; lionesses; Egyptian deities; Sekhmet, Wadjit, Bastet ; lion-headed goddess with a lotus scepter in her left hand right lowered; 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt; amulet; height 4 cm, width 1 cm, depth 1.2 cm., A slender vertical figurine viewed in profile against a pale gray background, showing a stylized human-like form with an elongated head and a rounded back, made of a weathered turquoise-green material with areas of darker green and brownish patina; a hole is visible near the top of the head, a long raised ridge runs down the back, and a slightly projecting chest and stomach are visible along the front; there are a few small spots of reddish discoloration and traces of lighter wear on edges, with subtle variations in texture and mottling across the surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_165

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22.7Mb (778.1Kb) / 7.2in x 12.3in / 2156 x 3681 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet figurine lion-headed goddess lionesses Egyptian deities Sekhmet Wadjit Bastet lotus scepter left hand right lowered 664–332 Bc Late Period Egypt amulet height 4 cm width 1 cm depth 1.2 cm slender vertical viewed profile pale gray background showing stylized human- form elongated head rounded back weathered turquoise-green material areas darker green brownish patina hole visible near top head long raised ridge runs down back slightly projecting chest stomach visible front small spots reddish discoloration traces lighter wear edges subtle variations texture mottling across surface.

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