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The entrance to the Egyptian art exhibit at the Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, Maryland) is guarded by twin statues of an enthroned Sekhmet, the lioness-headed goddess of war and protection, sculpted during the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (r.1391-1351 BC?) for the Temple of Mut at Karnak.

Description
The entrance to the Egyptian art exhibit at the Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, Maryland) is guarded by twin statues of an enthroned Sekhmet, the lioness-headed goddess of war and protection, sculpted during the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (r.1391-1351 BC?) for the Temple of Mut at Karnak.