EditorialAegis of Sakhmet or Bastet, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, l. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.) ? w. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.), An aegis is a collarlike necklace (often called a broad-collar) bearing a divine head as symbol of protection and f...
EditorialAegis of Sakhmet or Bastet, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, l. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.) ? w. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.), An aegis is a collarlike necklace (often called a broad-collar) bearing a divine head as symbol of protection and f...
EditorialAegis of Sakhmet or Bastet, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, l. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.) ? w. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.), An aegis is a collarlike necklace (often called a broad-collar) bearing a divine head as symbol of protection and f...
EditorialAegis of Bastet, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.); W. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.); D. 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.), The aegis is an object that comprises the bust of a deity with a broad collar below it. A me...