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Fragment of seated Sekhmet
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III
1390–1352 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Thebes, Temple of Mut, Karnak
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 113 x 52.5 x 48 cm (44 1/2 x 20 11/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of heirs of Francis Cabot Lowell
Accession Number75.8
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is the upper part of a seated statue of Sekhmet. A goddess of war, Sekhmet appears as a woman with the head of a lioness surmounted by a sun disk. In the New Kingdom, she became associated with an Egyptian mother goddess named Mut. This fragment comes from the precinct of Mut at Karnak, erected by Amenhotep III.
ProvenanceFrom Thebes, Karnak, temple of Mut; 1835: collected in Egypt by John Lowell, Jr.; 1875: given to the MFA by John A. Lowell and Miss Lowell.
(Accession Date: March 18, 1875)
(Accession Date: March 18, 1875)