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Egyptian sculpture, Luxor Museum, Egypt

Statue of Nebre, military commander of the Zawyet Umm El Rakham fortress near the Libyan border, under Ramesses II, holding his staff of office topped by the head of Sekhmet, lioness-headed goddess of war, 19th dynasty, sandstone, from Zawyet Umm El Rakham, Mersa Matruh, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Image Size: 4624x7087 / 6.9MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 19th dynasty Africa African ancient Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian archaeological archaeology archeological archeology civilisation civilization collar collection color image colour image commander detail Egypt Egyptian fort fortress goddess heritage history indoors inside interior lion lioness Luxor Luxor Museum Mersa Matruh military museum mythological mythology Nebre New Kingdom North Africa North African Sakhmet sandstone sculpture Sekhmet soldier staff staff of office standard standing statue stone Thebes tourist attraction Upper Egypt vertical visitor attraction Waset wig Zawyet Umm El Rakham
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Statue of Nebre, military commander of the Zawyet Umm El Rakham fortress near the Libyan border, under Ramesses II, holding his staff of office topped by the head of Sekhmet, lioness-headed goddess of war, 19th dynasty, sandstone, from Zawyet Umm El Rakham, Mersa Matruh, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen