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
l. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.) × w. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Object type
Amulet, Aegis of Sakhmet or Bastet
Period
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Country
Egypt
Object number
10.130.2054
Credit line
Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Gallery
134

Subjects and terms

  • Lions

The Met object ID 551626. 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.