Egyptian faience Sekhmet amulet, goddess of war and healing

E278

£200.00

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A green glazed faience amulet depicting the goddess Sekhmet with the head of a lioness and wearing a solar disc crown.

Sekhmet was worshipped as the goddess of war and healing, and was the patron deity of physicians and healers.

Culture
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, 730-30 BC

Size
6 x 1.5 cms

Condition
Intact as shown

Provenance
Ex. private collection, Devon, UK; acquired by the previous owner from an older local collection probably assembled in the 1940’s-1960’s.

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