Sculpture 'Goddess Selket' (reduction), gold-plated
€990.00
Product number:
23905873297
Product information "Sculpture 'Goddess Selket' (reduction), gold-plated"
Translated, her name means 'she who lets throats breathe'. As a protective goddess, she was supposed to bring about the eternal life of the pharaoh. 'Selket', the scorpion that wards off disaster, adorns her head as a sign of her magic. Original: Tomb treasure of Tutankhamun, around 1335 BC, Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Polymer ars mundi museum replica, cast by hand, and sculptor's model gilded by hand. Reduction. Height incl. wooden base 45 cm.