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Inscribedno inscription
Statuette of Sekhmet, Standing with Solar Crown
Made By
Egyptian, anonymous
CultureEgyptian
DateLate Period (c. 664 BC - 310 BC), likely Dynasty 26 (664-525 BC)
PeriodLate Period
Mediumbronze
DimensionsOverall: 3 15/16 x 13/16 x 9/16 in. (10 x 2 x 1.4 cm)
Classification(s)
- ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of Horace L. Mayer
Terms
- Religion
- lion
- Sekhmet
- votive
- goddess
Object number58.2.10
DescriptionThis hollow cast, votive statuette depicts the lion-headed, war goddess, Sekhmet. She stands feet together with her arms at her sides. On her head is a lunar disk with projecting uraeus. Sekhmet was the wife of Ptah and the mother of Nefertem, who together made up the Memphan triad.Collections
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