Caption

Amulet - god Mahes; figurine of a striding lion-headed male deity wearing an atef crown, dressed in a pleated loincloth; pillars on the back; amulet; Mahes mythology; 1st century, Roman period, Egypt; height 7.4 cm, width 2.2 cm., A weathered carved figure in profile standing on a rectangular base, showing a humanoid body with a feline head and an upright back pillar; the figure wears a pleated skirt and has a defined arm hanging alongside the torso, with visible grooves suggesting hair or a headdress; surface texture is pitted and rough with areas of erosion and small holes; colors include pale greenish-blue, beige, light gray, and muted brown tones, with darker gray used for the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_277

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.8Mb (1.6Mb) / 9.1in x 17.4in / 2730 x 5228 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet - god Mahes figurine striding lion-headed male deity wearing atef crown dressed pleated loincloth pillars back amulet Mahes mythology 1st century Roman period Egypt height 7.4 cm width 2.2 cm weathered carved figure profile standing rectangular base showing humanoid body feline head upright back pillar figure wears pleated skirt defined arm hanging alongside torso visible grooves suggesting hair headdress surface texture pitted rough areas erosion small holes colors include pale greenish-blue beige light gray muted brown tones darker gray background.