Caption

Amulet — figurine of a lion-headed goddess Sekhmet? standing with a solar disk with a uraeus on her head, holding a lotus scepter in her right hand left lowered. Possibly Wajit/Sekhmet; Egyptian deity associated with lionesses and Egyptian religion. Material: amulet; Late Period, 664–332 BC, Egypt. Dimensions: height 5.5 cm, width 1.8 cm., A vertical, elongated object with an irregular silhouette resembling a stylized figure, showing a textured surface dominated by turquoise and teal tones with patches of green and areas of brownish weathering; the object has gently rounded shoulders and a narrower lower section, with visible vertical ridges and mottled spots of darker blue and lighter pale green, and it stands on a small, flat base that shows muted dark green and brown hues.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_144

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 7.3in x 13.3in / 2188 x 3990 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet figurine lion-headed goddess Sekhmet standing solar disk uraeus head holding lotus scepter right hand left lowered Wajit Sekhmet Egyptian deity associated lionesses Egyptian religion Material amulet Late Period 664–332 Bc Egypt Dimensions height 5.5 cm width 1.8 cm vertical elongated object irregular silhouette resembling stylized figure showing textured surface dominated turquoise teal tones patches green areas brownish weathering object gently rounded shoulders narrower lower section visible vertical ridges mottled spots darker blue lighter pale green stands small flat base muted dark green brown hues.