An Egyptian Faience Amulet of Lion-headed Goddess, 21st Dynasty , ca. 1069 - 945 BCE Price - Under $1000 Mounted on a custom

Mounted on a custom

The invocation of Osiris and the emphasis on agency over the heart reflect core theological concerns surrounding judgment and rebirth

The bead is presented on a modern 24K gold chain made in an ancient style

There were twisted headbands and with haircurls over each ear

is here combined with avian elements traditionally linked to sky

An Egyptian Faience Amulet of Lion-headed Goddess, 21st Dynasty , ca. 1069 - 945 BCE Price - Under $1000 Mounted on a customThis finely modeled turquoise blue faience amulet depicts a seated lion headed goddess holding a shrine shaped sistrum upon her knee. Although at first glance the figure appears to represent Sekhmet, the presence of the sistrum, an instrument strongly associated with Bastet and cultic music, complicates the identification. This ambiguity reflects a well known issue in Third Intermediate Period amuletic iconography, in which leonine and feline