Caption

Statue of the goddess Sekhmet, Sekhmet mythology, solar discs, uraei, hieroglyphs, thrones, lionesses, Egyptian deities. 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 sign of life. At the front of the throne, next to the goddess's legs, a column of hieroglyphs on each side. On the sides of the throne is carved a sema taui motif. c. 1390–1352 BC; New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty reign of Amenhotep III, found at Karnak. Sculpture; height 240 cm, width 61 cm, depth 123 cm, weight 2300 kg., A close-up view of a dark gray stone sculpture showing a section of a carved figure seated on a base, with a flat vertical slab beside the figure. The stone surface displays a range of gray tones from light to dark, with rough weathered textures and smoother polished areas. The seated figure's knee and part of the lower leg are visible, rounded and smoother with subtle highlights, while the adjacent slab has incised linear shapes and shallow carved grooves that appear in similar gray shades. The left edge of the slab is more irregular and rough, with lighter gray worn patches, and the base shows a curved transition between surfaces. The background at left is a uniform mid gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_221

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68.7Mb (3.1Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Statue goddess Sekhmet Sekhmet mythology solar discs uraei hieroglyphs thrones lionesses Egyptian deities Woman lioness's head seated throne dressed long close-fitting veil Hands placed knees left hand goddess holds sign life front next goddess's legs column side sides carved sema taui motif c 1390–1352 Bc New Kingdom 18th Dynasty reign Amenhotep III Karnak Sculpture height 240 cm width 61 cm depth 123 cm weight 2300 kg close-up view dark gray stone sculpture showing section carved figure seated base flat vertical slab beside figure stone surface displays range gray tones light dark rough weathered textures smoother polished areas seated figure's knee part lower leg visible rounded subtle highlights adjacent slab incised linear shapes shallow grooves gray shades left edge slab irregular rough lighter gray worn patches curved transition surfaces background left uniform mid gray.