辛努塞尔特三世狮身人面像

Middle Kingdom

底比斯,卡纳克神庙

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111

古埃及的狮身人面像结合了狮子的身躯和人的头像,往往还有一条牛尾,如这尊雕像所示。它将王室的力量表现得最为强大,因此常被用于保护王宫和神庙的大门。这尊狮身人面像的独特之处在于雕刻者借助石材本身的纹理来突出猫科动物的身形。头像描绘的是法老辛努塞尔特三世令人生畏的面容。他的假须下方有宫殿正面(塞雷克)的图案,其上刻着国王的荷鲁斯名(形式之神)和王位名(拉神的生命力光彩夺目)。

Senwosret III as a Sphinx, Gneiss

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