Statuette of Sekhmet

664–525 BCE
Overall: 20.4 x 4.6 x 12.6 cm (8 1/16 x 1 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
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Location: 107 Egyptian

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The lion-headed goddess Sekhmet strides forward wearing a long, tight-fitting dress and striated wig indicating her divine nature. Behind her is an obelisk that is hollow and originally open at the bottom. Her left hand would have held an attribute such as a staff, which is now lost.
Statuette of Sekhmet

Statuette of Sekhmet

664–525 BCE

Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26 or later

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