Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Standing Lion-Headed Goddess

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Description

Caption: Standing Lion-Headed Goddess, 664–343 B.C.E.. Faience, overall: 3 1/4 x 13/16 x 7/8 in. (8.3 x 2 x 2.3 cm) Back pillar: 5/16 x 1/4 in. (0.8 x 0.6 cm) mount (display dims when mounted; Divine Felines-2015): 3 3/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. (8.6 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.943E. (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 statuette depicting a lioness-headed goddess.

This artifact is a small blue faience statuette representing a lioness-headed goddess, likely Sekhmet, standing in a striding pose. The figure is adorned with a sun disk and uraeus on her head, common symbols associated with her. The craftsmanship is indicative of Egyptian sculpture, with stylized features typical of divine representations.

religious New Kingdom excellent
Deities Sekhmet
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Egypt
Deities Sekhmet
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.943E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117525 tier-2
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