Caption

Amulet — figurine of a lion-headed goddess Sekhmet?, Sekhmet with a solar disk with a uraeus on her head, stands with a lotus scepter in her right hand left lowered. Egyptian deity; lioness. Material: amulet. Date: 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt. Dimensions: height 5.5 cm, width 1.8 cm., A slender vertical turquoise-green figurine with areas of darker teal and mottled brown-green patina, shown in profile against a plain gray background, with a rounded head and a pronounced snout-like projection, a smooth curving torso with subtle raised contours, a circular hole through the upper midsection, a narrow flat back edge, a textured base that is darker green with small reddish and off-white speckles, and a few spots of lighter bluish-green wear across the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_145

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25.0Mb (925.5Kb) / 7.3in x 13.3in / 2188 x 3990 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet figurine lion-headed goddess Sekhmet Sekhmet solar disk uraeus head stands lotus scepter right hand left lowered Egyptian deity lioness Material amulet Date 664–332 Bc Late Period Egypt Dimensions height 5.5 cm width 1.8 cm slender vertical turquoise-green figurine areas darker teal mottled brown-green patina shown profile plain gray background rounded head pronounced snout- projection smooth curving torso subtle raised contours circular hole upper midsection narrow flat back edge textured base darker green small reddish off-white speckles spots lighter bluish-green wear across surface.