Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) · statue

Statuette of Wadjet or Sekhmet

Source of record: Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A small standing Egyptian statuette of a deity-like figure, shown with a tall, round wig/helmet and a uraeus-like headdress element, holding an object in each hand, standing on a rectangular base.

The object is a bronze/copper-alloy statuette depicting a human-form female/masculine deity figure in a frontal stance. The head has a large, rounded cap/helmet or wig with a central vertical element rising from the forehead area; the face has incised facial features and a headdress/face framing typical of Egyptian divine statuary. The figure wears a structured collar and a short kilt or tight garment. Both arms are bent slightly, with the hands holding small implements or offering-like items (details are indistinct). The legs are joined with small feet standing on a rectangular plinth. The base bears worn incised decoration/possibly inscription-like bands, but no clearly readable hieroglyphs can be confirmed from the image resolution. The surface shows greenish corrosion consistent with copper alloy preservation.

religious unknown good
Deities WadjetSekhmet
Materials copper alloy (bronze)

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

May [female deity's name] give life eternally like Re to Inek son of Psamtek.

Connections

Deities SekhmetWadjet
Materials Copper Alloy

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 135682 tier-2
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian).
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