Légende

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 religion; lionesses; Wajit myth.? / Sekhmet myth.?. Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC. Amulet; height 5.5 cm, width 1.8 cm., A small sculpted figure with a rounded head and a headdress, rendered in turquoise and green tones with patches of darker blue and brown weathering, shows a stylized face with closed eyes and a subtle nose. The figure has a pair of braided or tubular shapes hanging on either side of the head and down the front, and a raised element across the torso resembling an arm or symbol. The surface is rough and pitted in places, with areas of lighter greenish-blue and mottled darker green, and the base is a rectangular platform with bluish-green and brown discoloration.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A18_143

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

25.0Mo (1.0Mo) / 18.5cm x 33.8cm / 2188 x 3990 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Amulet figurine lion-headed goddess Sekhmet Sekhmet solar disk uraeus head stands lotus scepter right hand left lowered Egyptian religion lionesses Wajit myth Sekhmet myth Late Period Egypt 664–332 Bc height 5.5 cm width 1.8 cm small sculpted figure rounded head headdress rendered turquoise green tones patches darker blue brown weathering stylized face closed eyes subtle nose figure pair braided tubular shapes hanging side down front raised element across torso resembling arm symbol surface rough pitted places areas lighter greenish-blue mottled darker green base rectangular platform bluish-green brown discoloration.