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New Kingdom ?
A recumbent sphinx –a mythological creature with the body of a lion and the head of a ram– faces right, towards a seated figure of the goddess Maat. Above the sphinx’s back is a winged uraeus, spreading its wings out in a protective gesture.
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Title: Scarab with Sphinx and Uraeus
Period: New Kingdom ?
Date: ca. 1550–1070 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Steatite ?
Dimensions: L. 1.8 × W. 1.1 cm (11/16 × 7/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Object Number: 10.130.598
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