Amulet
332 BC - 30 BC (made)
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In ancient Egypt, Sekhmet was the goddess of war but also healing. Her associated animal was the lion, and so depictions of Sekhmet typically portray her as a human female with a lion's head. Sekhmet was also considered a solar deity, and so the solar disk was also often depicted as one of her attributes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed steatite |
| Brief description | Sekhmet amulet, glazed steatite, Saft el-Henna, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period |
| Physical description | Yellow glazed steatite amulet depicting a kneeling Sekhmet with human body and lion's head, surmounted by a solar disk. A suspension loop runs through the figure, at the base of the solar disk. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt |
| Object history | Found at Saft el-Henna, 1905-6 excavation season |
| Summary | In ancient Egypt, Sekhmet was the goddess of war but also healing. Her associated animal was the lion, and so depictions of Sekhmet typically portray her as a human female with a lion's head. Sekhmet was also considered a solar deity, and so the solar disk was also often depicted as one of her attributes. |
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| Accession number | 549-1906 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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