Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 131

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.

Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet, Granodiorite

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Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet, Granodiorite
Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet, Granodiorite

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