Medium: Bronze
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:ca. 945–712 B.C.E.
Dimensions: 1 15/16 x 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (4.9 x 2.1 x 7.3 cm) mount (Display dimensions): 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 3 in. (5.7 x 2.9 x 7.6 cm)
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Exhibitions:
Accession Number: 33.586
Image: 33.586_edited_SL1.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Recumbent bronze sphinx with royal head wearing nemes headdress and beard. Wings and tail of falcon (?) incised on body. Two pins on underside of body for insertion in a separate base. Incised on breast "The good god, (uncertain cartouche)", possibly Seshonk V. Condition: Good. One leg slightly bent. Surface cleaned before purchase and is dull and black. Some slight encrustation around inscription