Fragment of a crouching sphinx
mid 6th century B.C.
FindspotNaukratis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueMarble (?)
DimensionsOverall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number86.168
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Not on viewClassificationsVessels
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ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession Date: January 1, 1886)
2889–2859 B.C.
2750–2575 B.C.
2061–1550 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2750–2649 B.C., or earlier
2750–2649 B.C.
2960–2770 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
