{"product_id":"sekhmet-earrings","title":"Egyptian Sekhmet (Sakhmet) Medicine and Healing Dangle Earrings","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Lioness Goddess at Your Ear: Sekhmet Earrings\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lion-headed goddess hangs from each ear in antique gold plate. A solar disc rests on her head, with a cobra rising at the front. These Sekhmet earrings pack fine detail into a piece 1.5 in tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Egyptian lioness earrings are adapted from an original found at Memphis, the ancient capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24K antique gold plate over pewter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEar wires:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gold filled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 in H x 0.5 in W each\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sekhmet dangle earrings, Egyptian goddess earrings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Made in USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Gold Pendant from Memphis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Penn Museum dug at Memphis from 1915 to 1920. Among its finds is a necklace with a cast gold Sekhmet standing with her hands at her sides. It dates to the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty, about 570 to 526 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same necklace holds thirty gold cowrie-shell beads and a gold pomegranate bead decorated with granulation. Our Sekhmet earrings adapt the goddess alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGoddess of Medicine and Healing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSekhmet was a lioness goddess of war and also of healing. Her priests often worked as healers. Amulets in her form offered her protection to the wearer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dead often wore such amulets, and the living could use them too. Wearing Sekhmet dangle earrings continues that old idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWearing and Display\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gold-filled ear wires suit sensitive ears. Keep the Sekhmet earrings dry and wipe with a soft cloth. Store them in a small box. See more in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/culture-egyptian-museum-replicas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eEgyptian Museum Replicas\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/museum-jewelry-earrings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMuseum Jewelry Earrings\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEgyptian goddess earrings look best with hair pulled back. Egyptian lioness earrings of this size are easy to wear all day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Sekhmet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSekhmet appears as a woman with a lioness head. Her sun disc and cobra mark her as a daughter of the sun god Ra. These Sekhmet earrings show her in that form. Egyptian lioness earrings and Sekhmet dangle earrings keep her image close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFor More Reading from the Web\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee the real Sekhmet necklace from Memphis in the Penn Museum collection. The Egyptian goddess earrings take their image from it. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.penn.museum\/collections\/object\/21539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNecklace with Sekhmet Pendant - Penn Museum\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Multilana","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":1192323207,"sku":"6537","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/0537\/products\/2892d804dbec416dd6b19129d237d705.jpg?v=1777661736","url":"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/sekhmet-earrings","provider":"Museumize.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}