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Esfinge de Hatshepsut

New Kingdom
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 131
Esta majestosa esfinge foi criada durante o reinado conjunto de Hatshepsut e seu enteado Tutmés III. Após a morte da rainha-faraó em 1458 a. C., Tutmés III ordenou destruir a esfinge e enterrá-la em uma pedreira junto com as outras estátuas de Hatshepsut procedentes do templo de Deir el-Bahari. Na segunda década do século XX, arqueólogos do Metropolitan Museum recuperaram fragmentos e reconstruíram as estátuas. Quatro das seis esfinges de granito encontradas na pedreira são de diversos tamanhos e provavelmente foram colocadas em pontos diferentes dos terraços do templo. Esta esfinge, que pesa 6.759 kg, era parte de um par que provavelmente ficava ao lado uma entrada.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Esfinge de Hatshepsut
  • Período: Império Novo, Dinastia XVIII, reinado conjunto de Hatshepsut e Tutmés III
  • Data: ca. 1473–1458 a.C.
  • Geografia: Tebas, Deir el-Bahri, pedreira de Senenmut
  • Meio: Granito, pintura
  • Dimensões: 164 cm de altura, 3,43 m de largura
  • Linha de créditos: Fundo Rogers, 1931
  • Número de acesso: 31.3.166
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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