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Sekhmet statuette

Standing figure of lion-headed Sekhmet. The goddess is crowned with a large solar disc equipped with the uraeus. The goddess is wearing a tripartite wig, a wesekh-collar and an ankle-length, tight-fitting dress. Sekhmet’s arms are along the body, with palms pressed onto the thighs. The feet rest on a thin trapezoidal base, from which a rectangular tenon projects down. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Cat. 230
Metal / Bronze
712–332 BCE
Late Period (?)
Unknown
Old Fund, 1824–1888
Not on display
Museo Egizio