Seated figure of the goddess Sekhmet from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Depicted as a woman with the head of a lioness, the goddess was daughter to Ra, wife to Ptah and mother to Nefertem. As a lioness she takes the attributes of dangerous power but also of maternal instict. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Period/ Date: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty c1336 - 1327 BC. Place of Origin: West Thebes. Material/ Size: Gessoed and gilded wood. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Location: 44.

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Caption: Seated figure of the goddess Sekhmet from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Depicted as a woman with the head of a lioness, the goddess was daughter to Ra, wife to Ptah and mother to Nefertem. As a lioness she takes the attributes of dangerous power but also of maternal instict. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Period/ Date: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty c1336 - 1327 BC. Place of Origin: West Thebes. Material/ Size: Gessoed and gilded wood. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Location: 44

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