Lot 22
22
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE LION-HEADED GODDESS
Property from the Collection of Mrs. Sidney F. Brody
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE LION-HEADED GODDESS

LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.

Details
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE LION-HEADED GODDESS
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
Striding forward with her left leg advanced upon a thin integral plinth before an obelisk, her arms at her sides, her tightly-fitted sheath falling to her ankles, wearing a striated tripartite wig surmounted by a uraeus-fronted solar disk, with carefully incised details, including her broad collar, armlets, bracelets, nipples and the flame-like locks of her mane
8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm.) high
Provenance
with Mathias Komor, New York, 1969.

Brought to you by

G. Max Bernheimer
G. Max Bernheimer

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

Tel: + 1 + 212 636 2245

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

Sign in
View condition report

Lot Essay

Without an identifying inscription, it is impossible to know which lion-headed goddess is represented, although Wadjet and Sekhmet are the most likely possibilities. For a related example see no. 42 in Schoske and Wildung, Gott und Götter im Altem Ägypten.

More from Antiquities Including Property from The Collection of Max Palevsky

View All
View All