Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Amulet of a Lion-Headed Goddess with Cat
Description
Caption: Amulet of a Lion-Headed Goddess with Cat, ca. 1075–30 B.C.E.. Faience, 3 1/4 x 3/4 x 1 in. (8.2 x 2 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.977E. (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 depicting the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet.
This artifact is a bronze statuette representing the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet. The figure stands upright, adorned with a long gown. The style is typical of the Late Period, with detailed facial features and a tall headdress. Sekhmet's traditional attributes, such as her powerful stance and lioness features, are clearly visible.
religious
Late Period
good
Deities
Sekhmet
Materials
bronze
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.977E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117554 tier-2
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