Sacred World Art Collection: Recent Donations
- August 13, 2024 - December 20, 2024
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Graduate Theological Union, First Level Hewlett Building -
On Site Exhibition
A replica of the statue of Selket that was found along with three other Egyptian goddesses in Tutankhamun's tomb to guard his remains. She specifically guards his intestines. The scorpion on her head is an emblem of her power to cure scorpion stings by magic. For more information: https://www.touregypt.net/museum/tutl42.htm#:~:text=In%20the%20tomb%20of%20Tutankhamun,four%20sons%20of%20Horus%2C%20Kebehsenuef.
- Subject Matter: Egyptian Goddess, Afterlife
- Inventory Number: 2024.138
- Collections: Sacred World Art Collection