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Source Description
Lioness goddesses were powerful deities. Most popular were Sakhmet and Wadjet, both closely related to the sun-god. Representations of lioness-headed goddesses should protect their owner or donor. This amulet displays a female goddess standing in a long dress. She has a lioness head and a long wig. The loop of the pendant is on top of her head. Identification of a specific goddess is difficult but it is likely that Wadjet is displayed because most other lioness-headed goddesses would have had an additional crown. Either such a specification was not necessary because the owner would have known which goddess was represented, or the amulet was meant to include all variations of lioness goddesses.
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Document identity
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22047
label
Lioness-Headed Goddess
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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22047
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Lioness-Headed Goddess
description
Lioness goddesses were powerful deities. Most popular were Sakhmet and Wadjet, both closely related to the sun-god. Representations of lioness-headed goddesses should protect their owner or donor. This amulet displays a female goddess standing in a long dress. She has a lioness head and a long wig. The loop of the pendant is on top of her head. Identification of a specific goddess is difficult but it is likely that Wadjet is displayed because most other lioness-headed goddesses would have had an additional crown. Either such a specification was not necessary because the owner would have known which goddess was represented, or the amulet was meant to include all variations of lioness goddesses.
provenance
Sheikh Ismael [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 7th-late 4th century BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
amulets
pendants
amulet-pendants
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.7
height
1.6
depth
0.8
dimensionsRaw
H without mount: 2 1/4 x W: 5/8 x D: 5/16 in. (5.72 x 1.61 x 0.8 cm); Mount H: 5/8 in. (1.65 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
26th-30th Dynasty
med
Egyptian faience with green-blue glaze
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6182
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EGY
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none
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