Faience amulet of Sekhmet
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: avenue G 3, G 7241, G 7050, G 7060, street G 7000, Isis Temple, avenue G 4, G 7230-7240
Very crude faience amulet of cat-headed goddess, Sekhmet, staff in left hand, right arm at side; molded, poor blue glaze, pilaster at back, pierced.
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_25-12-373
- Alternate IDs
- 25-12-373; HUMFA_25-12-373
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 12/24/1925
- Title
- Faience amulet of Sekhmet
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Height: 5 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Avenue G 3, black debris
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified