Amulet of the Goddess Sekhmet

Arts of Africa

Third Intermediate Period (1070–664 BCE)

Egyptian

The lioness Sekhmet and the cat Bastet were regarded as being the wild and tame aspects, respectively, of the same unpredictable goddess. Bastet is shown seated, holding her rattle (sistrum) that made music that calmed Sekhmet, transforming her into a gentle cat.

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Department: Arts of Africa

Artist: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Amulet of the Goddess Sekhmet
Place: Egypt (Object made in)
Date: 1070 BCE–664 BCE
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: 8 × 2.8 × 2 cm (3 1/8 × 1 1/8 × 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Charles L. Hutchinson, Henry H. Getty, and Norman W. Harris
Reference Number: 1892.58
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Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of the Egyptian Collection (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 131.

Art Institute of Chicago, When the Greeks Ruled: Egypt After Alexander the Great, October 31, 2013 - July 27, 2014.

Émile Brugsch (1842-1930), Bulaq Museum and Egyptian Antiquities Service, Cairo; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1892; price reimbursed by Charles L. Hutchinson and Henry H. Getty, 1892.

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