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Esfinge de Senusret III

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1878–1840 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111
La esfinge egipcia combina un cuerpo de león y una cabeza humana, a menudo—como aquí—con una cola de toro. La esfinge representaba el poder regio en su modalidad más extraordinaria y por ello solía destinarse a la protección de las puertas de palacios y templos. Esta esfinge es única en el uso que el escultor hizo de las vetas de la piedra para realzar las curvas del cuerpo felino. La cabeza representa al faraón Senusret III con expresión severa. Bajo la barba ceremonial, se delinea la fachada de un palacio (serekh) en cuyo interior figuran el nombre Horus del faraón (DIVINO DE FORMAS) y su nombre de trono (RESPLANDECIENTES SON LAS FUERZAS VITALES [kas] DE RE).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Esfinge de Senusret III
  • Periodo: Imperio Medio, Dinastía XII
  • Fecha: ca. 1878–1840 a. C.
  • Geografía: Tebas, Karnak
  • Material: Gneis
  • Dimensiones: 42,5 x 29,3 x 73 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de Edward S. Harkness, 1917
  • Número de inventario: 17.9.2
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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