Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Small Standing Statuette of Sakhmet
Description
Caption: Small Standing Statuette of Sakhmet, 664–525 B.C.E., or later. Bronze, 4 13/16 x 5/8 x 1 9/16 in. (12.2 x 1.6 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.42. (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 bronze statue of a lion-headed goddess with a sun disk on her head.
The artifact is a bronze statue representing a lion-headed goddess, likely depicting Sekhmet, identifiable by the sun disk and cobra headdress. The figure is standing in a poised position with one arm held forward. The overall craftsmanship and style suggest it may have served a religious or votive purpose.
religious
New Kingdom
excellent
Deities
Sekhmet
Materials
bronze
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.42 tier-2
- BKM-Object 19111 tier-2
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