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Bust of the Goddess Sakhmet

Unknownca. 1390-1352 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Details

Title: Bust of the Goddess Sakhmet
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: ca. 1390-1352 B.C.E.
Type: Sculpture
Rights: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. W. Benson Harer, Jr. in honor of Richard Fazzini and the excavations of the Temple of Mut in South Karnak; the Mary Smith Dorward Fund, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4279/Bust_of_the_Goddess_Sakhmet
Medium: Granodiorite
Place found: Thebes, Egypt
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty
Dimensions: 39 x 19 7/8 x 15 9/16 in. (99 x 50.5 x 39.5 cm)
Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession number: 1991.311

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