E11

Egyptian faience lioness amulet

£75

A glazed faience amulet in the form of a recumbent lioness, sacred to the goddess Sekhmet.

Egypt, Late Dynastic or Ptolemaic Period, 1st Millennium BC

Two surface chips from the rear legs otherwise intact

Size: 1.9 x 1.3 cms

Ex. Private collection, Sussex, UK.


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