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Aegis of Sakhmet or Bastet

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Egyptian Art

Aegis of Sakhmet or Bastet

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Date
664–30 B.C.
Medium
Faience
Dimensions
H. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in); w. 3 cm (1 3/16 in)
Object type
Amulet, Aegis, Sakhmet, Bastet
Period
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Country
Egypt
Object number
10.130.2055
Credit line
Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Gallery
134
Original Met record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Sekhmet

The Met object ID 548215. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.