AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SEATED STATUETTE OF SEKHMET
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD (1069-656 B.C.)
The lion-headed goddess seated on an openwork throne, each side with images of Nehebkau, the snake god, followed by a lion-headed god carrying a was-sceptre, the goddess with arms resting on her lap holding a lotus flower in her left hand, with small socket in head for crown (now missing), on integral rectangular base, chipped, repaired
8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high
AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SEATED STATUETTE OF SEKHMET
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD (1069-656 B.C.)
The lion-headed goddess seated on an openwork throne, each side with images of Nehebkau, the snake god, followed by a lion-headed god carrying a was-sceptre, the goddess with arms resting on her lap holding a lotus flower in her left hand, with small socket in head for crown (now missing), on integral rectangular base, chipped, repaired
8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high