This is a framed portrait of Sekhmet, the leonine Egyptian goddess of war and destruction. This time, I have represented her lioness motif with a helmet-like mask inspired by those used in the Broadway adaptation of The Lion King. Personally, I like the idea of various Egyptian deities’ animal “heads” really being masks or helmets like those worn in other regions of Africa, as opposed to the standard "furry"/anthropomorphic animal portrayal.