The ancient Egyptian goddess Sekhmet is depicted with a lion head and the sun disc on top of her head. She is flanked by two uraei.
Sekhmet was a leonine goddess like Mutand Bastet. She was a goddess of war, but also of protection from disease and of healing.
Sekhmet is a daughter of the sun god Ra, her name meaning “the powerful one”.
In Memphis, Sakhmet was considered the consort of Ptah. For the pharaohs she was a symbol of their
own courage in battle.
The amulet is dated between 1.075 and 652 BC and derives from Egypt.
![Gold amulet of the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet, between 1075 to 652 BC, Egypt. British Museum, London, EA14375 © The Trustees of the British Museum](https://www.antikemagie.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BM-EA14375_Sekhmet_Label.jpg)
Link to the artefact: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA14375