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Sphinx d'Amenhotep III

New Kingdom
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 119
Ce petit sphinx en faïence d’un bleu vif a été gravé du nom d’Amenhotep III et présente les traits stylisés communs à de nombreuses représentations de ce souverain. Cette variante aux mains humaines portant des récipients à offrandes existait déjà au temps de l’Ancien Empire, et nombre de représentations du Nouvel Empire illustrent un roi offrant une petite figurine qui, à son tour, tend une offrande.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Sphinx d'Amenhotep III
  • Période: Nouvel Empire, XVIIIe dynastie
  • Date: v. 1390–1352 av. J.-C.
  • Technique: Faïence
  • Dimensions: 13,3 x 13,3 x 25,1 cm
  • Crédits: Achat, don de Lila Acheson Wallace, 1972
  • Accession Number: 1972.125
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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