Caption

Amulet - goddess Seshat; maker, Seshat mythology; Egyptian deities; Egyptian religion; goddesses; harp iconography; dark brown glass; 332–30 BC, Ptolemaic Period, Egypt; amulet; height 3.4 cm, width 1.7 cm, A small dark metallic figurine showing a standing humanlike figure with a rounded head and simplified facial features, a raised arm bent at the elbow, and another arm extending upward and outward; the body appears draped in a long robe with visible folds and a slightly flared base, and the surface shows an uneven, pitted texture with areas of lighter and darker metallic tones including dark brown, black, and hints of gray and greenish patina.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_076

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17.7Mb (855.4Kb) / 6.7in x 10.2in / 2012 x 3073 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet - goddess Seshat maker Seshat mythology Egyptian deities Egyptian religion goddesses harp iconography dark brown glass 332–30 Bc Ptolemaic Period Egypt amulet height 3.4 cm width 1.7 cm small dark metallic figurine showing standing humanlike figure rounded head simplified facial features raised arm bent elbow another arm extending upward outward body draped long robe visible folds slightly flared base surface uneven pitted texture areas lighter darker metallic tones dark brown black hints gray greenish patina.