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A lion headed goddess, possibly Wadjet

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A lion headed goddess, possibly Wadjet

Date: ca. 7th–4th century B.C.
Type: bronze, lioness, lion-headed, wadjet, sakhmet
Medium: Copper alloy
Department: Egyptian Art
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number: 2021.41.21
Credit: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020

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