Statue of Sakhmet, "Lady of the Mound-Above-Amun"
This lion-headed figure represents the goddess Sakhmet, whose name means "the powerful one." Sakhmet was goddess of war, violent storms, and pestilence. When she was appeased, her powers of destruction could be used to protect, and in this aspect she became a goddess of healing.
The inscription on the back of this statue names Sakhmet as mistress of an unknown locality.
The inscription on the back of this statue names Sakhmet as mistress of an unknown locality.
Artwork Details
- Title: Statue of Sakhmet, "Lady of the Mound-Above-Amun"
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
- Date: ca. 1390–1352 BCE
- Geography: From Egypt; Possibly from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Karnak
- Medium: Granodiorite
- Dimensions: H. 176 × W. 45.7 × D. 94 cm, 861.8 kg (69 5/16 × 18 × 37 in., 1900 lb.)
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry Walters, 1915
- Object Number: 15.8.1
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 1336–1323 B.C.
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
ca. 1304–1237 BCE
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
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