Asta Bidspirit | EGYPTIAN AGATE SEKHMET PENDANT

EGYPTIAN AGATE SEKHMET PENDANT - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC.A diminutive Ancient Egyptian amulet captures the cat-headed god, Sekhmet. Sekhmet is the goddess of war and pandemics. It is carved in agate.Size: 30mm x 22mm; Weight: 9gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.