Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
A Polymorphic Deity
Description
Wood
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 statuette of a deity seated on a throne, featuring a lioness head.
The artifact is a finely crafted statuette of a seated deity with the head of a lioness, likely representing the goddess Sekhmet. The sculpture is composed of finely detailed features, including a carefully carved mane and a throne decorated with patterns. The style is typical of Egyptian metallurgy with a focus on divine representation.
religious
Late Period
excellent
Deities
Sekhmet
Materials
bronze
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