Unidentified artist, fragment of a seated Sekhmet (detail), Egyptian, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, 1390–1352 BCE. Granodiorite. Gift of heirs of Francis Cabot Lowell.
Unidentified artist, fragment of a seated Sekhmet (detail), Egyptian, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, 1390–1352 BCE. Granodiorite. Gift of heirs of Francis Cabot Lowell.
Thebes: the Sacred Royal City of Amen(hotep)
6:00 pm–7:30 pm
Hear Johns Hopkins University’s esteemed Egyptologist Dr. Betsy Bryan discuss her research on the transformation of Thebes during the reigns of Amenhotep III and Amenhotep IV. Dr. Bryan and Johns Hopkins University are excavating the Precinct of Mut at Karnak, where hundreds of statues—including two in the MFA’s collection—of Mut’s alter ego, the lioness-headed goddess Sekhmet, have been discovered.
This program is scheduled to be an in-person event, however details may be subject to change.
Curators Circles: Lotus Society members