Caption

Amulet - figurine of a lion-headed goddess sitting on a throne Uajit?, lionesses, Egyptian deities, Uajit myth., thrones, Sekhmet myth., 664–332 BC; Late Period, Egypt, amulet, height 4.5 cm, width 1 cm, A small sculptural figure of a seated animal-headed person is shown in profile on a neutral gray background, rendered in a weathered greenish-beige material with areas of brownish discoloration and darker green speckling; the figure sits on a rectangular stool with a flat base, the legs extended forward and the hands resting on the thighs, and the head has a curled element at the back with an opening through it, while the surface shows a slightly rough, aged texture and subtle shadows along the contours.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_149

License type

Rights managed

Available size

19.8Mb (660.2Kb) / 7.2in x 10.8in / 2145 x 3228 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet - figurine lion-headed goddess sitting throne Uajit lionesses Egyptian deities Uajit myth thrones Sekhmet myth 664–332 Bc Late Period Egypt amulet height 4.5 cm width 1 cm small sculptural figure seated animal-headed person shown profile neutral gray background rendered weathered greenish-beige material areas brownish discoloration darker green speckling figure sits rectangular stool flat base legs extended forward hands resting thighs head curled element back opening surface slightly rough aged texture subtle shadows contours.