Caption

Amulet — figurine of a lion-headed goddess Sekhmet?, possibly Wajit; Egyptian deity. Sekhmet with a solar disk with a uraeus on her head, standing with a lotus scepter in her right hand left lowered. Late Period, 664–332 BC, Egypt. Amulet; height 5.5 cm, width 1.8 cm., A vertical, narrow carved object shown in profile with a patinated surface in shades of turquoise, teal, green, and hints of brown and blue, featuring a rounded protrusion near the top and an oval hole through the mid-upper area, mounted on a small rectangular base with darker brown and green tones; the surface shows uneven texture, weathered spots, and subtle raised contours suggesting carved details.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_146

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25.0Mb (1014.4Kb) / 7.3in x 13.3in / 2188 x 3990 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet figurine lion-headed goddess Sekhmet Wajit Egyptian deity Sekhmet solar disk uraeus head standing lotus scepter right hand left lowered Late Period 664–332 Bc Egypt height 5.5 cm width 1.8 cm vertical narrow carved object shown profile patinated surface shades turquoise teal green hints brown blue featuring rounded protrusion near top oval hole mid-upper area mounted small rectangular base darker brown green tones surface uneven texture weathered spots subtle raised contours suggesting details.