The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 31, 2023

Statuette of Sekhmet

664–525 BC

Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26 or later

Bronze, figure solid cast, obelisk hollow cast

Overall: 20.4 x 4.6 x 12.6 cm (8 1/16 x 1 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.)

Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.669

Location

107 Egyptian

Description

The lion-headed goddess Sekhmet strides forward wearing a long, tight-fitting dress and striated wig indicating her divine nature. Behind her is an obelisk that is hollow and originally open at the bottom. Her left hand would have held an attribute such as a staff, which is now lost.

Provenance
?-1931
James Parmelee (1855-1931), Washington D.C.
1931-1940
Mrs. James Parmelee (1862-1940), Washington D.C., gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1940-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 435
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.669