Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet

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.

Black stone standing deity statue with a human-like body and a feline/serpent-like headpiece, hands held at the lower torso. The catalogue identifies it as the goddess Sakhmet.

The image shows a tall, frontal, human-standing statue carved from dark stone. The figure’s head has a stylized feline form (suggestive of a lioness head with a broad mane-like contour around the face), consistent with common iconography for Sekhmet/Sakhmet-type statues. The shoulders are broad and the torso is simplified; a strap-like or belt band is visible around the waist. Both arms are held close to the body with the hands appearing at the lower torso/upper abdomen, and the legs are shown in a tight, straight stance. The feet rest on a base block. No clear carved hieroglyphs, cartouches, or readable inscriptions are visible on the surfaces in this photograph. The surface shows fine speckling typical of certain dark igneous stones; there are no visible metal inlays or pigments from the image.