Lion-headed goddess

Late Dynastic Period, C. 664-332 B.C.
 
Amulet depicting a sitting lion-headed goddess on a throne. The hands are on her thighs ; the left one is holding a long scepter. Long close-fitting dress, tripartite wig. Suspension hole behind the neck. It might be goddess Ouadjyt, from Low-Egypt (Northern Egypt), Mostly known with her cobra appearance. 
 
Pale-green glazed-composition. 
Height : 3,5 cm. 
 
Provenance : previous collection of a French expert in Archeology, Paris. 
Similar amulet : Les collections égyptiennes dans les musées de Saône-et-Loire, page 158, n° 118. 
References : Amulets of Ancient Egypt, Carol Andrews, British Museum ; Amulets, W.M. Flinders Petrie. 
Ref. : AP-068