A lion headed goddess, possibly Wadjet
Description
Saite Period–Late Period, ca. 7th–4th century B.C. Copper alloy. H. 7.8 × W. 1.8 × D. 2 cm (3 1/16 × 11/16 × 13/16 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small bronze/copper-alloy standing female figure with a lion-like head and crowned/covered head, hands held at the chest.
The image shows a single standing figurine on a rectangular base. The figure has a human-like torso and arms bent upward with hands held near the chest. The head appears zoomorphic (lion-like), with a dark, mane-like/face form around the head area. A dome-shaped crown or headpiece sits atop the head. The figure’s body is covered in a greenish-blue patina consistent with aged copper alloy. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or alphabetic inscriptions are visible on the piece or base in this view. The overall style is consistent with Egyptian iconography of a protective lion-headed goddess-type figure, but the exact deity attributes (e.g., Wadjet) cannot be confirmed from the available image alone.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116408214 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 2021.41.21 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 329787 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).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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