Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Statue of Sakhmet, "Lady of the Mound-Above-Amun"
Description
Granodiorite
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 seated statue of a lion-headed deity, likely Sekhmet, is depicted holding an ankh.
The artifact is a finely carved statue of a lion-headed goddess, seated on a throne with symmetrical detailing. The figure is well-proportioned, showcasing traditional Egyptian artistry with a focus on divine attributes such as the ankh in hand. Notable features include the detailed lion head, with a stylized mane, and the presence of inscriptions on the throne.
religious
New Kingdom
excellent
Deities
Sekhmet
Materials
granite
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247757 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.8.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544483 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.