Esfinge de Amenofis III

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On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 119

Esta pequeña esfinge de fayenza azul brillante está inscrita con el nombre de Amenofis III; sus rasgos estilizados nos son familiares por las numerosas estatuas de este faraón que han llegado a nuestros días. La iconografía de la esfinge con manos humanas sosteniendo vasijas con ofrendas existió ya en el Imperio Antiguo; numerosas imágenes del Imperio Nuevo muestran a un faraón ofreciendo algún tipo de pequeña figura que a su vez está representada en la postura de un oferente.

Sphinx of Amenhotep III, possibly from a Model of a Temple, Faience, remains of a travertine (Egyptian alabaster) tenon

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Sphinx of Amenhotep III, possibly from a Model of a Temple, Faience, remains of a travertine (Egyptian alabaster) tenon
Sphinx of Amenhotep III, possibly from a Model of a Temple, Faience, remains of a travertine (Egyptian alabaster) tenon
Sphinx of Amenhotep III, possibly from a Model of a Temple, Faience, remains of a travertine (Egyptian alabaster) tenon
Sphinx of Amenhotep III, possibly from a Model of a Temple, Faience, remains of a travertine (Egyptian alabaster) tenon

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