An Egyptian Faience Amulet of Lion-headed Goddess, 21st Dynasty , ca. 1069 - 945 BCE Shabtis combined with practical features like

combined with practical features like the ring pommel and inlay-ready grip

all the amulets in its shape without exception are green

This exquisite jewel

and various legends and beliefs are associated with it (Vinogradov et al

Condition: Despite small repair

An Egyptian Faience Amulet of Lion-headed Goddess, 21st Dynasty , ca. 1069 - 945 BCE Shabtis combined with practical features likeThis finely modeled turquoise blue faience amulet depicts a seated lion headed goddess holding a shrine shaped sistrum upon her knee. Although at first glance the figure appears to represent Sekhmet, the presence of the sistrum, an instrument strongly associated with Bastet and cultic music, complicates the identification. This ambiguity reflects a well known issue in Third Intermediate Period amuletic iconography, in which leonine and feline