Caption

Sekhmet figurine, lion-headed goddess shown standing or walking. Lioness head with a tripartite wig topped by a solar disk adorned with a uraeus. Right arm hangs at her side, clenched into a fist, revealing a hole from a lost cult object; left arm broken at the elbow. Figurine broken at the knuckles and mounted on a modern cylindrical wooden base with a contoured edge. 664–525 BC; Late Period, 26th Dynasty, Egypt. Terracotta/stone figurine, height 9.7 cm., A small three-dimensional metal figure with a dark brown and greenish patina stands upright on a round black base; the figure is elongated and stylized with an upright posture, a pronounced head with an elongated vertical element rising above it, a slightly protruding snout or muzzle, and a tapered body that narrows toward the waist and hips, showing subtle surface irregularities and textural variations across the metal.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_129

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55.1Mb (649.9Kb) / 11.7in x 18.3in / 3500 x 5500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sekhmet figurine lion-headed goddess shown standing walking Lioness head tripartite wig topped solar disk adorned uraeus Right arm hangs side clenched fist revealing hole lost cult object left arm broken elbow Figurine broken knuckles mounted modern cylindrical wooden base contoured edge 664–525 Bc Late Period 26th Dynasty Egypt Terracotta stone figurine height 9.7 cm small three-dimensional metal figure dark brown greenish patina stands upright round black base figure elongated stylized upright posture pronounced head elongated vertical element rising slightly protruding snout muzzle tapered body narrows waist hips showing subtle surface irregularities textural variations across metal.