Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Amulet of a Striding Lion-Headed Goddess
Description
Caption: Amulet of a Striding Lion-Headed Goddess, ca. 1075–30 B.C.E.. Faience, 2 3/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in. (5.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.930E. (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 small statue of a lion-headed deity.
The artifact is a faience statuette depicting a deity with the head of a lion. It is elegantly crafted, showcasing classical Egyptian stylistic elements such as a headdress. The figure stands upright in a traditional pose, with detailed attention given to the facial features and headdress style.
religious
New Kingdom
good
Deities
Sekhmet
Materials
faience
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.930E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117514 tier-2
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