Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Amulet of a lion-headed Bastet
Description
Faience
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 faience statuette depicting a seated deity with a lioness head.
This artifact is a small faience statuette representing the goddess Sekhmet, identifiable by her lioness head. She is depicted seated, holding an ankh, symbolizing life. The craftsmanship showcases detailed features typical of Late Period Egyptian art, with emphasis on the deity's characteristic attributes. The vibrant turquoise color of the faience is well-preserved, highlighting the traditional glazing technique used in such artifacts.
religious
Late Period
excellent
Deities
Sekhmet
Materials
faience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116251876 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.868 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544078 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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