Instead, animal mummy containers in the shape of a lion-headed woman generally represented the goddess seated on a throne and inscribed as Wadjet. Finally, containers for cat mummies do not typically take the form of a crouching feline goddess. Such bases are more common in smaller bronzes and amulets or in large stone sculpture. Teti, it appears, had been worshiped as a god in the New Kingdom. Still, floral-shaped bases are unusual for wooden figures of gods of this size (just over a foot in height), and rarely appear as an animal mummy container. The discoveries were shedding light on a little understood period of Saqqara, between 15 B.C. Next, the umbel base of our figure recalls papyrus scepters frequently held by feline divinities and papyrus-form columns with cats on top dedicated to Bastet.
court painter and the first grand name in English miniature painting, Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619).
However, in three dimensions lion-headed female divinities are usually standing, striding or seated on a throne. /B The collection of portrait miniatures at a href. For example, our goddess’ crouching or squatting position is used in two-dimensional representations of gods that appear in temples or tombs and on mortuary papyri. Image Credit: PRISMA ARCHIVO / Alamy Stock Photo. An impression of Alexander’s funeral procession. Each has fascinated antiquarians, archaeologists and generations of local communities. Although the Brooklyn statuette incorporates features familiar from Egyptian art, the compilation of these features makes it very unusual and, at first consideration, mysterious. Here are 5 tombs that have remained beyond prying eyes for centuries, despite repeated attempts at recovery.
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