Tell el-Ghaba, Figurine F513-98

3D Model

The artifact catalogued as F0513, originating from Tell el-Ghaba in North Sinai, is a faience figurine of a standing Sekhmet -with dorsal pillar- depicted as a lioness with human body, her right arm extended along the body and the left one holding a sceptre. The lower part of the figure is lacking; it has a horizontal perforation through the back of the head. Unlike the more vividly colored examples, this piece exhibits a whitish tone, a feature that may relate to both the composition of the faience paste and the preservation of its surface.

Bibliography: Lupo, S. (ed.) 2015. Tell el-Ghaba III. A Third Intermediate-Early Saite Period site in the Egyptian eastern Delta. Excavations 1995-1999 and 2010 in areas I, II, VI and VIII. BAR International Series 2756, p. 363, fig. 31. Oxford: Archaeopress.