Caption

Amulet - Plaque with two lion-headed goddesses, Sekhmet myth., uraeus, solar disk, Uadj scepter, cartouches; Egyptian deities; Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC; amulet; height 7 cm, width 4.5 cm, A rectangular turquoise-blue faience plaque with a trapezoidal outline, showing a raised design of two standing anthropoid figures with bird heads facing right beneath a winged disk at the top; the surface shows variations of turquoise and teal with darker blue-green areas and small brown spots and weathered patches; the edges are slightly irregular and one corner shows a small chip exposing a duller brown material; the background is pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_115

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.2Mb (3.5Mb) / 15.3in x 15.3in / 4587 x 4587 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet - Plaque two lion-headed goddesses Sekhmet myth uraeus solar disk Uadj scepter cartouches Egyptian deities Late Period Egypt 664–332 Bc amulet height 7 cm width 4.5 cm rectangular turquoise-blue faience plaque trapezoidal outline showing raised design two standing anthropoid figures bird heads facing right beneath winged disk top surface variations turquoise teal darker blue-green areas small brown spots weathered patches edges slightly irregular corner small chip exposing duller brown material background pale gray.