Lion-headed goddess suckling the king
This complex open-work pendant depicts a lion-headed goddess suckling a small standing figure. The goddess wears a tripartite wig topped by a double crown and a long, tight dress. A lion ruff frames her face. She sits on an elaborate throne, which features a winged cobra with a sun disk on its side. While protectively extending her proper left arm around a small figure standing in front of her, her proper right hand reaches to her breast to suckle this person. From larger depictions we know that this is the king.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lion-headed goddess suckling the king
- Period: Third Intermediate Period, Kushite Period
- Dynasty: probably late Dynasty 25
- Date: ca. 707–664 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt or Nubia (Sudan)
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: H. 8.7 × W. 4.9 × D. 1.3 cm (3 7/16 × 1 15/16 × 1/2 in.)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
- Object Number: 2021.41.75
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 690–664 BCE
ca. 707–690 B.C.
ca. 707–690 B.C.
ca. 713–698 B.C.
ca. 712–664 B.C.
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