Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet ca. 1390–1352 New Kingdom This statue depicts Sakhmet, the goddess who represented the force of violence and unexpected disaster. Her potential for danger is symbolized by the lion's head with which she is depicted and by the sun disk she wears. Egyptian physicians saw the treatment of illness in part as appeasement of Sakhmet, and for that reason they were usually priests of the goddess. In withholding her power, Sakhmet bestowed life, symbolized by the ankh sign she holds in her left Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet. ca. 1390–1352 Granodiorite. Ne
Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet ca. 1390–1352 New Kingdom This statue depicts Sakhmet, the goddess who represented the force of violence and unexpected disaster. Her potential for danger is symbolized by the lion's head with which she is depicted and by the sun disk she wears. Egyptian physicians saw the treatment of illness in part as appeasement of Sakhmet, and for that reason they were usually priests of the goddess. In withholding her power, Sakhmet bestowed life, symbolized by the ankh sign she holds in her left Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet. ca. 1390–1352 Granodiorite. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Karnak. Dynasty 18
Size: 2342px × 4000px
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