The Sun Goddess Sekhmet ~ 18th Dynasty ~ Daughter Of Ra

"The Goddess Sekhmet" - made of basalt, from the Egyptian collection,
(Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow) - 18th dynasty,
reign of Amenhotep III, 1390-1352 BCE.

Sekhmet is one of the oldest deities and one of the most powerful.

She wears the sun on her wig as a headdress,
protected by a spitting cobra.

In Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet is a warrior Goddess,
as well as a Goddess of Healing.

The fierce lioness goddess Sekmet was the daughter of the sun god Ra.