Udjat Eye of Ra
Unknown Egyptian artist(s) · 1297–1185 BCE
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Goddess Sekhmet
Unknown Egyptian artist(s) · 1320–656 BCE
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Goddess Sekhmet
Small glazed faience sculpture of Sekhmet with lioness head.
- Maker
- Unknown Egyptian artist(s)
- Date
- 1320–656 BCE
- Place
- Ancient Near East and Egypt
- Material
- Glazed faience
- Dimensions
- 3 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (8.57 x 3.33 cm)
- Current collection
- Minneapolis Institute of Art (Not on View)
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This small glazed-faience figure combines a lioness’s head with a woman’s body. Its scale differs from the monumental Sekhmet statues familiar from Egyptian temples, showing how the deity was also represented in smaller formats.
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- Maker
- Unknown Egyptian artist(s)
- Date
- 1320–656 BCE
- Place
- Ancient Near East and Egypt
- Material
- Glazed faience
- Dimensions
- 3 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (8.57 x 3.33 cm)
- Current collection
- Minneapolis Institute of Art (Not on View)
- Rights
- cc-zero
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