The Sakhmet Statues in the Precinct of Mut at South Karnak

The Brooklyn Museum Expedition to the Precinct of Mut at South Karnak

By (author) R.A. Fazzini By (author) M. McKercher By (author) J. van Dijk

Book cover: The Sakhmet Statues in the Precinct of Mut at South Karnak

Extent: 512 pages

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Series: Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta

Series volume number: 330

Language: English

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The temple of Mut in South Karnak has always been famous for the great many lion-headed statues of the goddess Sakhmet, which fascinated early travelers and explorers, particularly in the 19th century. Although they have received ample scholarly attention as well a monograph on these statues or even a catalogue of them has so far been lacking. The present volume aims at filling this gap by providing a complete inventory of all the statues still extant in the Mut Precinct today. It also presents a history of the Sakhmets from the 18th to the early 21st centuries (M. McKercher), a commentary on the statues’ condition, size and style (M. McKercher, R.A. Fazzini), and a survey of the texts inscribed on the statues, each of which gives the goddess a unique epithet (J. van Dijk). A further chapter explores the image of Sakhmet in present-day popular culture, especially in the United States (Fazzini).

By (author) R.A. Fazzini
By (author) M. McKercher
By (author) J. van Dijk

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