Caption

Amulet — figurine of a lion-headed goddess. A lion-headed goddess, in a tripartite wig and a narrow robe, walks with a lotus scepter in her left hand the right one is lowered. Presumably the goddess Sekhmet; possibly Wadjit or Bastet. Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC. Amulet; height 8.8 cm, width 1.7 cm., A small standing figurine shown full-length against a neutral background, with a stylized human body and an animal-like head, wearing a striped headdress and a long garment; the figure's posture is straight with one arm hanging down and the other bent across the torso holding a long object. The surface shows a weathered, glazed appearance with predominant turquoise and blue tones, along with areas of greenish patina and patches of brownish discoloration and darker spots. The base is rectangular and has worn brown and green coloration. The overall finish is glossy in places and uneven, with visible texture variations and small pits.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_019

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.7Mb (1.6Mb) / 8.3in x 19.1in / 2487 x 5715 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet figurine lion-headed goddess tripartite wig narrow robe walks lotus scepter left hand right lowered Presumably goddess Sekhmet Wadjit Bastet Late Period Egypt 664–332 Bc height 8.8 cm width 1.7 cm small standing shown full-length neutral background stylized human body animal- head wearing striped headdress long garment figure's posture straight arm hanging down bent across torso holding long object surface weathered glazed appearance predominant turquoise blue tones areas greenish patina patches brownish discoloration darker spots base rectangular worn brown green coloration finish glossy places uneven visible texture variations small pits.