Amulet of a Striding Lion-Headed Goddess
Description
Caption: Amulet of a Striding Lion-Headed Goddess, ca. 1075–30 B.C.E.. Faience, overall: 2 3/4 x 3/4 x 7/8 in. (7 x 1.9 x 2.2 cm) mount (display dims when mounted; Divine Felines-2015): 3 7/8 x 1/2 x 1 in. (9.8 x 1.3 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.931E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A statuette of a lioness-headed deity holding an ankh.
This artifact is a small statuette depicting a lioness-headed figure, likely representing the goddess Sekhmet. The figure stands upright, holding an ankh in its right hand, a symbol of life in ancient Egyptian culture. The figure is adorned with a headpiece and exhibits classical Egyptian artistic style. The craftsmanship reflects attention to detail typical of Egyptian religious artifacts.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.931E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117515 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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