Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1352 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Karnak, Granodiorite, h. 209 cm (82 5/16 in), This lion-headed figure represents the goddess Sakhmet, whose name means 'the powerful one.' Sakhmet was goddess of war, violent storms, and pestilence. When she was appeased, her powers of destruction could be used to protect, and in this aspect she became a goddess of healing
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