Object Description
An Egyptian amulet of a sitting, lion-headed goddess, made from turquoise faience. The lion-headed goddess, most likely the deity Sekhmet, is seated on a throne with her left arm in her lap, while her right arm reaches down towards her knee. She wears the royal wig, which has a plume between her feline ears, acting as a suspension loop. Between her hands she holds a papyrus sceptre, a typical feature depicted with the goddess. The facial features are typically feline; with a broad forehead and a flat, elongated snout.
Date: Circa 664-30 BC
Period: Late Period-Ptolemaic Period