Rare Ancient Egyptian Sekhmet Bust 1403-1365 BC
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Rare Ancient Egyptian Sekhmet Bust 1403-1365 BC:
$40.25
Rare Ancient Egyptian Sekhmet Bust 1403-1365 BC
Coming from West Bank of Luxor valley.
Clear details black granite stone.
Size 8 cm high
Sekhmet later was considered to be the mother of Maahes, a deity who appeared during the New Kingdom period. He was seen as a lion prince, the son of the goddess. The late origin of Maahes in the Egyptian pantheon may be the incorporation of a Nubian deity of ancient origin in that culture, arriving during trade and warfare or even, during a period of domination by Nubia. During the Greek dominance in Egypt, note was made of a temple for Maahes that was an auxiliary facility to a large temple to Sekhmet at Taremu in the delta region (likely a temple for Bast originally), a city which the Greeks called Leontopolis, where by that time, an enclosure was provided to house lions.
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Rare Ancient Egyptian Sekhmet Bust 1403-1365 BC:
$40.25