Statue of the goddess Sekhmet. Woman with a lioness's head seated on a throne, dressed in a long, close-fitting veil. Hands placed on her knees; in her left hand the goddess holds the ankh sign of life. Solar discs and uraei present. At the front of the throne, next to the goddess's legs, a column of hieroglyphs on each side. The sides of the throne are carved with a sema-taui motif. Egyptian deity; lioness-headed goddess. Sculpture, c. 1390–1352 BC, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty reign of Amenhotep III, found at Karnak. Height 240 cm, width 61 cm, depth 123 cm, weight 2300 kg., A dark gray stone statue of a seated figure with a feline head and a tall, flat headdress, showing carved facial features and a stylized mane. The figure has a human torso with visible breasts and detailed, ribbed collar elements extending over the shoulders and chest. The arms rest at the sides, with one hand partially visible and resting on a rough, broken base. The surface of the statue shows variations in tone w...
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Statue of the goddess Sekhmet. Woman with a lioness's head seated on a throne, dressed in a long, close-fitting veil. Hands placed on her knees; in her left hand the goddess holds the ankh sign of life. Solar discs and uraei present. At the front of the throne, next to the goddess's legs, a column of hieroglyphs on each side. The sides of the throne are carved with a sema-taui motif. Egyptian deity; lioness-headed goddess. Sculpture, c. 1390–1352 BC, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty reign of Amenhotep III, found at Karnak. Height 240 cm, width 61 cm, depth 123 cm, weight 2300 kg., A dark gray stone statue of a seated figure with a feline head and a tall, flat headdress, showing carved facial features and a stylized mane. The figure has a human torso with visible breasts and detailed, ribbed collar elements extending over the shoulders and chest. The arms rest at the sides, with one hand partially visible and resting on a rough, broken base. The surface of the statue shows variations in tone with lighter gray areas and worn, rough patches. The background is a smooth gradient of gray.

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Statue goddess Sekhmet Woman lioness's head seated throne dressed long close-fitting veil Hands placed knees left hand goddess holds ankh sign life Solar discs uraei present front next goddess's legs column hieroglyphs side sides carved sema-taui motif Egyptian deity lioness-headed goddess Sculpture c 1390–1352 Bc New Kingdom 18th Dynasty reign Amenhotep III Karnak Height 240 cm width 61 cm depth 123 cm weight 2300 kg dark gray stone statue seated figure feline head tall flat headdress showing facial features stylized mane figure human torso visible breasts detailed ribbed collar elements extending shoulders chest arms rest hand partially visible resting rough broken base surface statue variations tone lighter gray areas worn rough patches background smooth gradient gray.

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