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 small elongated object with a rounded top that has a lobed edge and three raised central ridges, showing a weathered surface in shades of green and turquoise with areas of brownish discoloration and small patches of darker green; the lower portion narrows into a straight stem with a darker underside and a small area of red pigment on one side; the background is a uniform light gray.
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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 small elongated object with a rounded top that has a lobed edge and three raised central ridges, showing a weathered surface in shades of green and turquoise with areas of brownish discoloration and small patches of darker green; the lower portion narrows into a straight stem with a darker underside and a small area of red pigment on one side; the background is a uniform light gray.

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Amulet figurine lion-headed goddess lionesses Egyptian deities Sekhmet Wadjit Bastet lotus scepter left hand right lowered 664–332 Bc Late Period Egypt height 4 cm width 1 cm depth 1.2 cm small elongated object rounded top lobed edge three raised central ridges showing weathered surface shades green turquoise areas brownish discoloration small patches darker green lower portion narrows straight stem darker underside small area red pigment side background uniform light gray.

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