Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Figure of Sekhmet Seated
Description
Caption: Figure of Sekhmet Seated, 305–30 B.C.E.. Faience, 3 7/8 x 1 x 1 9/16 in. (9.9 x 2.5 x 4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.944E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A faience statuette depicting a seated deity with a lioness head.
The artifact is a faience statuette of a seated figure. The figure has the head of a lioness, indicative of a deity, and is seated on a throne adorned with geometric patterns. The style is typical of Egyptian faience work, with a vibrant blue glaze. The precise attention to form and posture suggests a religious or ceremonial purpose.
religious
New Kingdom
good
Deities
Sekhmet
Materials
faience
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.944E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117526 tier-2
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