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Egyptologists Find War Goddess And Nubian King

Egyptologists Find War Goddess And Nubian King:


Egyptologists have discovered two 3,400-year-old statues of the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet and a rare statue depicting a king with Nubian features, an archaeological conservation director said on Monday.



War goddess Sekhmet embodied the cruel powers of the sun, and was also responsible for both curing and causing illness. The excavation team believe the statues were excavated from elsewhere, t

Posted by mikki on February 1, 2006 10:09 AM |

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