Limestone Sphinx: E.11.1971

Current Location: Gallery 20

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Limestone Sphinx

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Statuette

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Figure

Description

Carved recumbent sphinx, on top of a thin rectangular base. The original head is missing, and the head has been restored. This manner of sphinx bears parallels to other attestations in the Ptolemaic Period. A similar example can be seen in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation (NMEC), excavated at Kom Ombo.

Sphinx, recumbent, original head missing (head restored)

Measurements and weight

Depth: 44.6 cm
Length: 25 cm
Width: 14 cm

Place(s) associated

Egypt ⪼ Egypt

Find spot

Saqqara

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1971) by Egypt Exploration Society

Dating

Late Period-Ptolemaic
-0400 - -0201

Project

Egypt

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Techniques used in production

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.11.1971
Primary reference Number: 63013
Oldadmincategory: SU
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 7 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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