Lioness-Headed Goddess
Description
<p>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.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1560' rel='external'>Lioness-Headed Goddess</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
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- Walters-AccNum 48.1560 tier-2
- Walters-id 22047 tier-2
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