Seated Statue of the Lioness Goddess Sekhmet

Seated Statue of the Lioness Goddess Sekhmet

The lioness is known as the mother who defends her children, so she was chosen by the ancient Egyptians to be the goddess of war, who creates fear and horror in the hearts of the country's enemies. They called her Sekhmet, "the strong one."

This perfectly sculpted statue depicts the goddess Sekhmet as a woman with the head of a lioness seated on a high cubic chair. The head was originally surmounted by a crown fixed in the hole on top. The features of the lioness are well defined and the mane is sculpted with careful detail. There is also a wig with long lappets hanging on the figure's chest; both hands are placed near the knees, the right hand is flat, and the left is clasped and once held a staff.

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ichneumon

The ichneumon or the mongoose is known to be the enemy of snakes and can fight them and cut them into pieces. It was one of the sacred animals in the Late Period and was considered to be a principal supporter of the king and the people against the snake Apophis, the god of evil and darkness.
The god of the sun, Re-Atum, could be transformed into an ichneumon, to destroy darkness and evil. Thus, the ichneumon was worshipped by the people as the "figure of Re." It was also one... of the spirits of the underworld who protected the deceased against snakes during his journey.

This statue might have been placed in a shrine or niche in a cult place in the cemetery to protect the deceased against evil (snakes) and darkness. The ichneumon is depicted standing on a column with its forelegs raised, as if warding off evil and snakes. The body is incised with horizontal lines and spots to simulate hair; the face is well defined and realistically detailed.
SAQQARA NECROPOLIS
EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
JE 8662
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Sarcophagus case of a relative of king Nectabeo II

Sarcophagus case of a relative of king Nectabeo II

Granodiorite

AM 7

Neues Museum

Berlin

Head of Viceroy Merymose

Head of Viceroy Merymose from his middle sarcophagus

Egyptian

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III

1390–1352 B.C.

Height x width x depth: 41.5 x 43.5 x 22.4 cm (16 5/16 x 17 1/8 x 8 13/16 in.)

Granodiorite

Fragment of the face from a sarcophagus lid, carved in black granite with rose colored blotches across forhead. A fragmentary inscription on the preserved proper right shoulder of the piece matches an inscribed lid in the British Museum, part of a sarcophagus set belonging to Merymose, the Viceroy of Kush under Amenhotep III.

Provenance

From Thebes, Qurnet Murai, tomb of Merymose (TT 383). By 1909, with Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, purchased of Mohamed Mohassib by Joseph Lindon Smith with 09.287 for $150.00, acquired by the MFA with funds provided by Mrs. Frank Peabody. (Accession Date: August 5, 1909)

Credit Line

Museum purchase with funds donated by Mrs. Frank E. Peabody

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Bes

Amulet of the God Bes

Period: Third Intermediate Period

Dynasty: Dynasty 21–24

Date: ca. 1070–712 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt

Medium: Faience

Dimensions: H. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in)

Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926

Accession Number: 26.7.878

In ancient Egypt, several protective deities were depicted as dwarves featuring a lion's mane, ears, and tail, and often wearing a plumed headdress. Such gods are now referred to as the Bes image. The domain of the Bes image was the household. He averted evil with music, knives, or the sa sign as he watched over the occupants of the house. He was particularly protective of women and children, and over time this responsibility gave him a role in some temples when there was a birth house for the deity. Thus, amulets of the Bes image were worn on a regular basis.

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Black granite sarcophagus of the vizier Merymose

Black granite sarcophagus of the vizier Merymose, circa 1350 BC, originally from Thebes. EA 1001

Sarcophagus of Nehy,

Sarcophagus of Nehy, viceroy og Kush under Thutmoses III, in the Egyptian New Kingdom; Berlin