Egyptian Bronze Sekhmet

Egyptian Bronze Sekhmet, Late Period, ca. 715-330 BC. The figure of a lioness-headed goddess, depicted standing upright in anthropomorphic form with the body of a woman and the head of a lioness. Lioness-headed goddesses embodied both protective and destructive aspects of divine power, serving as guardians of the gods and cosmic order while also offering protection to humanity. The figure incorporates several characteristic elements of this iconography, including the upright frontal posture, the lioness’s mane framed by a tripartite wig, and a prominent circular sun disk crowning the head. Mounted. H. 4 5/8" (11.7 cm)..