Aegis of Sakhmet or Bastet, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, Dynasty 21–30, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in); w. 3 cm (1 3/16 in), An aegis is a collarlike necklace (often called a broad-collar) bearing a divine head as symbol of protection and fertility. The aegis was an element of a sacred menat necklace from at least the 18th dynasty
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Aegis, Sakhmet, Bastet, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, Dynasty 21–30, 664–30 B.C, Egypt, Faience, H, 3.7 cm, 1 7/16, w, 3 3/16, aegis, collarlike necklace, broad-collar, bearing, divine head, symbol, protection, fertility, element, sacred menat, necklace, 18th dynasty
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