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Seated Sekhmet
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III
1390–1352 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Karnak, temple of Mut
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 126.6 x 53.3 x 66.7 cm (49 13/16 x 21 x 26 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John A. Lowell and Miss Lowell
Accession Number75.7
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSekhmet with the head of a lioness seated on square seat, holding ankh in left hand. Inscription of Amenhotep III.
ProvenanceTemple of Mut, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt. 1835, acquired in Thebes by John Lowell, Jr. (b. 1799 - d. 1836) and passed by descent within the family to his first cousin, John Amory Lowell (b. 1898 - d. 1881), Boston, and Miss Lowell (probably Anna Cabot Lowell, b. 1808 - d. 1894), Boston [see note]; 1875, gift of John A. Lowell and Miss Lowell to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 18, 1875)
NOTE: John Lowell, Jr. built a collection of antiquities in Egypt in 1835 and died the following year in India. His family gave a group of these antiquities to the MFA in 1875. John Amory Lowell was the collector's first cousin and brother-in-law. At the time of the gift, John Amory Lowell's only living sibling was his sister (and John Lowell Jr.'s cousin), Anna.
NOTE: John Lowell, Jr. built a collection of antiquities in Egypt in 1835 and died the following year in India. His family gave a group of these antiquities to the MFA in 1875. John Amory Lowell was the collector's first cousin and brother-in-law. At the time of the gift, John Amory Lowell's only living sibling was his sister (and John Lowell Jr.'s cousin), Anna.