Caption

Statue of the goddess Sekhmet, Sekhmet mythology. Woman with a lioness's head seated on a throne, dressed in a long, close-fitting veil. Hands on her knees; in her left hand she holds the ankh sign of life. At the front of the throne, next to the goddess's legs, a column of hieroglyphs on each side. Sides of the throne carved with a sema-taui motif; solar discs and uraei present. 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 stone sculpture showing a smooth dark gray surface with lighter gray speckling and textured wear, a vertical carved panel with shallow incised markings, a rounded protruding element at the base, and a neutral medium gray background; visible colors include dark gray, light gray, and medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_222

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68.7Mb (3.5Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Statue goddess Sekhmet Sekhmet mythology Woman lioness's head seated throne dressed long close-fitting veil Hands knees left hand holds ankh sign life front next goddess's legs column hieroglyphs side Sides throne carved sema-taui motif solar discs uraei present 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 stone sculpture showing smooth dark gray surface lighter gray speckling textured wear vertical carved panel shallow incised markings rounded protruding element base neutral medium gray background visible colors include dark gray light gray medium gray.