Sfinge di Amenofi III

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 119

Questa piccola sfinge in faïence blu lucida porta l’iscrizione del nome del re Amenofi III e presenta le tipiche espressioni stilizzate del volto che ricorrono nelle numerose immagini del sovrano. La variante della sfinge con mani umane che regge vasi votivi si ritrova già a partire dagli inizi dell’Antico Regno; numerose raffigurazioni risalenti al Nuovo Regno mostrano un re che offre una piccola figura a sua volta rappresentata nell’atto di offrire.

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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