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Sekhmet amulet fragment

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, From debris on top of Mastaba G 7330

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 1.8 x 0.4 cm (11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1613
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionVery small blue-glazed faience statuette of Sekhmet holding hands against body. Headress and lower part of figure missing.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, From radim on top of Mastaba G 7330. 1927: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.