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Figure of Sakhmet, striding, on base

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An image of Figure/statuette. Sakhmet, striding on base. Production Place: Egypt. Wood, coloured, height 0.12 m.

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Figure/statuette. Sakhmet, striding on base. Production Place: Egypt. Wood, coloured, height 0.12 m.

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  • Accession Number: E.20.1955
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/39.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Mark Box
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 671 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 363.25kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 39/1
  • Captured: 2012:03:07 03:41:35

Key words

Ancient Egypt antiquity belief colour coloured cult deity Egyptian female figure Fitz_ANT goddess gods lioness lions plinth protector protectress Sachmis Sakhmet Sekhmet statuette striding walking warrior goddess wooden

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