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| Keywords: Egyptian - Figure of a Lion-Headed Goddess in Front of an Obelisk - Walters 54993.jpg The ancient Egyptians donated figures of their gods for use in temple rituals; smaller images served as amulets to ensure divine protection Goddesses in particular were viewed as protective deities From earliest times Egyptian venerated a wide circle of feline-headed female deities such as Sekhmet Tefnut Wadjet and Bastet Leonine goddesses usually Sekhmet or Wadjet daughters of the sun-god Re were often associated with an obelisk-a symbol of the sun god-demonstrating both their close relationship to the supreme god and his powers of renewal ca 664 342 BC Late Period bronze cm 27 5 accession number 54 993 1237 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2007 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian obelisks Works of the Egyptian late period | ||||
