| Selket (also known as Selkhet or Serket); an Egyptian scorpion-goddess, and an early a tutelary deity of the Egyptian monarchs. Selkhet was the wife of Ra. She aided Isis, Nephthys, and Neith in guarding the canopic jars of Osiris. She is one of the goddesses who guards the canopic jars containing the viscera of the deceased. She guards the jar that contains the mummified internal organs of the dead with Neith Aishat and Nephtys. From this association she came to be a tutelary goddess of the dead.
Selket is represented as a woman with a scorpion on her head or with a scorpion-shaped headdress, but also with a scorpion body and a human head. Serket was called upon to avert venomous bites and stings. Selket is also one of the protectors of the four sources of the Nile river.
SELKET is the GODDESS OF MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGIC. Selkhet is a protector of marriage and was also viewed as a helper of women in childbirth. She was made famous by her statue from Tutankhamen's tomb, which was part of the collection which toured America in the 1970's
Approximate Size: 8 in. High (20 cm): This replica statue is made of polymer, hand cast, gold leafed and detailed including the imperfections of the original.
Put a parchment wish, spell, healing or charm under her. |