Caption

Amulet — stele with lion-headed goddesses Bastet and Sekhmet?, lionesses, Egyptian deities; possibly Sekhmet, Bastet, Bes; thrones; ca. 747–525 BC 25th–26th Dynasty, Egypt; amulet; height 7.1 cm, width 4.6 cm., A carved rectangular amulet with rounded top showing a raised relief of a seated human figure facing a standing smaller figure, both rendered in shallow relief; the seated figure sits on a blocky, stepped seat while the standing figure reaches toward the seated figure; above them a larger head or mask-like form overlooks the scene; the surface shows a weathered, speckled patina in shades of turquoise and green with areas of darker brown and black spotting and some lighter worn patches; the background around the figures is slightly recessed and the edges of the object are smoothed and irregular.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_111

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.6Mb (3.7Mb) / 16.3in x 16.3in / 4897 x 4897 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet stele lion-headed goddesses Bastet Sekhmet lionesses Egyptian deities Bastet Bes thrones ca 747–525 BC 25th–26th Dynasty Egypt amulet height 7.1 cm width 4.6 cm carved rectangular amulet rounded top showing raised relief seated human figure facing standing smaller figure rendered shallow relief seated sits blocky stepped seat standing reaches seated figure them larger head mask- form overlooks scene surface weathered speckled patina shades turquoise green areas darker brown black spotting lighter worn patches background figures slightly recessed edges object smoothed irregular.