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Amulet of a goddess, perhaps Sakhmet

National Museum of Asian Art
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Description
Striding figure of either the Memphite goddess Sakhmet or the goddess Bastet. This anthropomorphic deity combines the body of a woman and the head of a lioness. The figure strides upon a rectangular base with her left foot forward. She wears an ankle-length sheath gown and tripartite wig; on her head is a sun disc with uraeus. Her arms hang straight at her sides; her hands are flat. A back plinth extends the full height of the figure and is perforated horizontally near the ribcage level, to enable the amulet to be supended on a cord.
Previous custodian or owner
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Provenance
To 1906-1907
Unidentified owner, Egypt, to 1906-1907 [1]
From 1906-1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Egypt in from an unidentified owner the winter of 1906-1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1850, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
ca. 1075-656 BCE or later
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Accession Number
F1907.30
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Jewelry and Ornament
Medium
Faience (glazed composition)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 10.3 x 2 x 3.2 cm (4 1/16 x 13/16 x 1 1/4 in)
Origin
Egypt
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Topic
Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1075 - 656 BCE)
Saite Dynasty 26 (664 - 525 BCE)
Egypt
Sakhmet
Ancient Egyptian Art
protection
Record ID
fsg_F1907.30
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye356ef3a8e-c76f-4d85-b87e-c933790e42fc

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