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"Statue of Sakhmet, 'Lady of the Mound-Above-Amun,'" accession 15.8.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access collection API record, read 2026-08-18

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own open-access collection API record for "Statue of Sakhmet, Lady of the Mound-Above-Amun," a granodiorite statue, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1386 to 1347 BCE. The record's own title and its own object name, "Statue, Sakhmet," both name the goddess directly, under the museum's own transliteration Sakhmet of the same name the atlas spells Sekhmet. Gift of Henry Walters, 1915. Accession number 15.8.1, Egyptian Art department.

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1
The holding museum's own open-access collection API record for the accessioned object, the strongest available record for its dynasty, materials and accession number, whose title and object name both name the goddess depicted.
Citation
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544483
Source Type
Museum
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Amun, Deities

This source names Amun directly: "of Sakhmet, Lady of the Mound-Above-Amun," a granodiorite statue, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca."

Source "Statue of Sakhmet, 'Lady of the Mound-Above-Amun,'" accession 15.8.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sekhmet, Deities

This source names Sekhmet directly: "of the same name the atlas spells Sekhmet."

Source "Statue of Sakhmet, 'Lady of the Mound-Above-Amun,'" accession 15.8.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sekhmet, Figures

This source names Sekhmet directly: "of the same name the atlas spells Sekhmet."

Source "Statue of Sakhmet, 'Lady of the Mound-Above-Amun,'" accession 15.8.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Claims Backed By This Source (20 claims)

This source backs 20 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 7 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 12 claims: 5 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 connected, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 holds.
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