British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan · other
aegis
Description
Corroded copper alloy aegis with a head of Bastet lioness wearing a tripartite headdress, topped by sun-disc with uraeus, and a semi-circular gorget plate, with stepped upper edge. A vertical suspension ring is welded at the back of the sun-disc, on top of the head. The menat-counterweight is made of a large vertical strip of metal, bent at the top, fastened to… View more about description
Cross-references (2)
- BM-Object Y_EA23431 tier-2
- BM-Registration 1887,0101.1055 tier-2
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