Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet

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Description

Statue, Sakhmet. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Granodiorite. H. 209 cm (82 5/16 in). From: Karnak, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Goddess. Credit: Gift of Henry Walters, 1915.

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 standing, human-headed Egyptian statue with a wig, broad collar, and a kilt, rendered in dark stone.

The image shows a full-height, frontal statue of a seated/standing kneeling human figure with a tightly curled wig and simplified facial features. The figure wears a broad kilt/robe covering the lower body and a prominent necklace/broad collar with a central rectangular section. A belt or wrap is suggested at the waist. The hands are carved close to the body; the left hand appears to rest near the side of the torso. No clear hieroglyphic inscription is visible on the front or base at this resolution. The stone surface has a speckled, granular appearance consistent with a dark igneous rock. Overall iconography suggests a deity or royal attendant statue, but specific deities or royal names are not legible in the provided view.

religious New Kingdom (catalogue ground truth; visual details not sufficient to confirm), possibly 18th–19th dynasty good
Deities Sakhmet (catalogue ground truth; no explicit text/attributes visible to confirm)
Materials granodiorite (catalogue ground truth; visual speckling consistent)

Connections

Found at Karnak

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116247747 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 15.8.7 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544489 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.