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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Aegis of Sekhmet
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Aegis of Sekhmet

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodThird Intermediate Period
Date1076-723 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions2 11/16 x 1 7/16 x 11/16 in., 50 g (6.8 x 3.6 x 1.8 cm, 1 3/4 oz.)
Object number2018.010.781
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France, August 14, 1976. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1976-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art