Caption

Amulet — figurine of a lion-headed goddess; lionesses; Egyptian deities; Sekhmet ; Wadjit ; Bastet ; lion-headed goddess holding 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 rendered in a mottled turquoise-green with areas of darker green and brownish spots, shown in profile against a neutral light gray background, with a rounded head featuring a small circular hole near the top, a pronounced nose and chin, a suggestion of a torso and bent arm, a long straight back and skirt-like lower section ending in a flat foot, and a slightly rough, pitted surface texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_168

License type

Rights managed

Available size

22.7Mb (865.1Kb) / 7.2in x 12.3in / 2156 x 3681 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet figurine lion-headed goddess lionesses Egyptian deities Sekhmet Wadjit Bastet lion-headed goddess holding 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 rendered mottled turquoise-green areas darker green brownish spots shown profile neutral light gray background rounded head featuring small circular hole near top pronounced nose chin suggestion torso bent arm long straight back skirt- lower section ending flat foot slightly rough pitted surface texture.