Sphinx of Amenemhat III, re-inscribed for Sethnakht and Rameses III
1844–1797 B.C.
FindspotTell Nabasha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGranodiorite
DimensionsOverall: 170 x 45.8 x 56 cm (66 15/16 x 18 1/16 x 22 1/16 in.)
Mount (The sculpture sits on a steel pallet with a low 1/4"density pad ): 10.2 x 46.4 x 169.5 cm (4 x 18 1/4 x 66 3/4 in.)
Mount (The sculpture sits on a steel pallet with a low 1/4"density pad ): 10.2 x 46.4 x 169.5 cm (4 x 18 1/4 x 66 3/4 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number88.747
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Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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ProvenanceFrom Tell Nabasha, temple of Wadjet, pylon. 1886, excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over April 1, 1888. (Accession date: April 1, 1888)
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