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New Kingdom
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.
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Title: Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Karnak
Medium: Granodiorite
Dimensions: H. 209 cm (82 5/16 in)
Credit Line: Gift of Henry Walters, 1915
Accession Number: 15.8.7
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