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Statuette of Sekhmet
664-525 BC
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The lion-headed goddess Sekhmet strides forward wearing a long, tight-fitting dress and striated wig indicating her divine nature. Behind her is an obelisk that is hollow and originally open at the bottom. Her left hand would have held an attribute such as a staff, which is now lost.
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- Title: Statuette of Sekhmet
- Date Created: 664-525 BC
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 20.4 x 4.6 x 12.6 cm (8 1/16 x 1 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
- Provenance: James Parmelee (1855-1931), Washington D.C., Mrs. James Parmelee (1862-1940), Washington D.C., gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.669
- Medium: bronze, figure solid cast, obelisk hollow cast
- Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Culture: Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26 or later
- Credit Line: Bequest of James Parmelee
- Collection: Egypt - Late Period
- Accession Number: 1940.669
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