This
fragment of an amulet which comes from the excavations of Faras
represents 
Sakhmet. Wife of Ptah and mother of Nefertem, this <A HREF="God">goddess</A> of Memphis, whose name signifies "The Mighty", was sent to earth to destroy the enemies of her father Re. Presenting herself most often under the disguise of a lioness, Sakhmet was capable of generating diseases, but also of treating them. It's for this reason that the image of the <A HREF="God">goddess</A>, who also was the patron of medicine is carried as an amulet.
Sakhmet. Wife of Ptah and mother of Nefertem, this <A HREF="God">goddess</A> of Memphis, whose name signifies "The Mighty", was sent to earth to destroy the enemies of her father Re. Presenting herself most often under the disguise of a lioness, Sakhmet was capable of generating diseases, but also of treating them. It's for this reason that the image of the <A HREF="God">goddess</A>, who also was the patron of medicine is carried as an amulet.
Fayence
KMKG - MRAH
Inventory number E.4571
Faras
Henri-Joseph
Redouté et l'Expédition de Bonaparte en Égypte (Exposition Saint-Hubert
en Ardenne 1993), Bruxelles 1993, 144-145 nº 24
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