Lion-headed Goddess
Location
Era
Late Period (722-332 B.C.E.), 26th Dynasty (664-525 B.C.E.)
Title
Lion-headed Goddess
Materials
Bronze
Dimensions
15 x 3.7 x 4 cm
Credits
Purchase, gift of Miss Mabel Molson, inv. 1932.B.3
Collection
Archeology and World Cultures
The ancient Egyptian pantheon included a great many lion-headed goddesses, with Hathor, Bastet, Sakhmet, Tefnut and Mut being the most frequently depicted. The lioness head was associated with the protective role of the deity. In the Late Period, lion-headed goddesses were particularly identified with Sakhmet, Bastet and Mut.
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