<em>Lion-headed Goddess with Sun Disk</em>, 332–30 B.C.E. Gold, 15/16 x 13/16 x 1/4 in. (2.4 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.322. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.322_PS9.jpg)

Lion-headed Goddess with Sun Disk

Medium: Gold

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:332–30 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 15/16 x 13/16 x 1/4 in. (2.4 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm)

Collections:

Exhibitions:

Accession Number: 16.322

Image: 16.322_PS9.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Small gold pectoral surmounted by lion head presumably Bast or Sakhmet. Head surmounted by large sun disk. Suspension loop on back of sun disk. Condition: Sun disk broken. Edges of pectoral broken. Gold seems to have considerable alloy.

Brooklyn Museum