: Faience amulet of the goddess depicted as a lion. Sekhmet means the “the powerful”, she was the war goddess, but also protecting against illnesses and for healing. The lion head is worked out into the smallest detail, the female body of grace and beauty. Sekhmet wears the tri-partite wig framing the lion head as well as a long, sheer looking dress. The slender arms hanging sideways. On her head a pierced attachment for suspension. On the back a vertical bar with engraved hieroglyphs with the traditional dedication “Words spoken by Sekhmet”. Formerly collected in France 70 years ago, purchased at auction in 2010 London The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki. The seller will take care that any necessary permits, like an export license will be arranged, he will inform the buyer about the status of it if this takes more than a few days