domingo, 9 de noviembre de 2014

Sejmet II

Image from a ritual Menat necklace, depicting a ritual being performed before a statue of Sekhmet on her throne, she also is flanked by the goddess Wadjet as the cobra and the goddess Nekhbet as the white vulture, symbols of lower and upper Egypt respectively who always were depicted on the crown of Egypt and referred to as the two ladies, and the supplicant holds a complete menat and a sistrum for the ritual, circa 870 B.C. (Berlin, Altes Museum, catalogue number 23733)
Part of a en:menat (a type of ritual necklace) depicting Haries Standing in front of the goddess Sehkmet, flanked by the gods Wadjet and Nekhbet (symbols of lower and upper egypt respectively). Catalog number: 23733. Circa 870 BC. Image taken at the Altes Museum, Berlin (part of the Ägyptisches Museum Berlin collection).




The warrior goddess Sekhmet, shown with her sun disk and cobra crown from a relief at the Temple of Kom Ombo.


No hay comentarios:

Publicar un comentario