Enourmous Egyptian Black Granite Statue of the Goddess Sekhmet

Enourmous Egyptian Black Granite Statue of the Goddess Sekhmet This Statue depicting a Sekhmet with the head of a lioness seated on square seat, holding ankh in left hand. A well preserved example of fine Egyptian antiques. Provenance: From a famous Spanish collection of a Baron and his Family, Further information can be supplied on request. The history of the Goddess, Reference source Wikipedia: “Her name is derived from the Egyptian word “sekhem” (which means “power” or “might”) and is often translated as the “Powerful One”. Depicted as a woman with the head of a lioness – sometimes with the addition of a sun disc and the uraeus serpent atop her head – Sekhmet is the ancient Egyptian goddess of war who was believed to be a protector of Ma’at (balance or justice) and of the Egyptian people. She was also associated with healing and medicine, and her priests were known for being trained doctors and surgeons of remarkable calibre”. “There are two types of Sekhmet statues. There are some standing statues and there are some seated statues. Sekhmet statues are made of black grandiorite with different types of stones. Since there are over 57 types of grandiorite found in the statues this opens new perspectives of the workshops and of how the statues were made. The statues may have not all been made by the same sculptor since they vary in size. The statues consist of litany stone that is used to help appease the goddess.The statues leave people in awe with their fiery eye of Re and jaw structure of the goddess Sekhmet. The statue is a zoomorphic form of a lioness. Egyptian artists were great at putting human and animal forms together in equal power and truth. The head of the statues have a sun disk and Uraeus on the top which is connected by a dove tail groove. The sun disk would’ve been placed in the back pillar. There are rare depictions of the statue wearing a double crown representing the fusion of Sekhmet and Mut. The statues are made in pieces and we know that from the fragments and unfinished statues. The statue wears a tight fitting gown/garment and the bodice rises up to the breasts. The upper body is nude. There is a broad collar on the shoulders and it is visible between the dress straps. The aegis is represented in the metal collar. The gown is tight all the way down to the legs below the hem and it’s wide. The dress is meant to be the colour red and would represent mistress aspect and symbolize lower Egypt and warlike nature. Sekhmet statues have accessories like ankle bands and bracelets. The dress is conservative for the time period. There is a daisy over each breast. This daisy can be seen on Queen Tia, Queen Tiy and on the private people of Amenhotep III. The large rosette over the greats are meant to reflect patterns in the shoulder hair of lions and another theory is that they reflect astronomical symbolism of the shoulder star of the constellation Leo in Egyptian astronomical paintings. Provenance: From a famous Spanish collection of a Baron and his Family, Further information can be supplied on request. Truly a rarely seen Object! Specifications: Overall 80 Cm Weight  77 Kg Enquire now