Akhenaten as a Sphinx

ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.

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Caption

Akhenaten as a Sphinx, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 9 3/4 × 15 × 7 1/4 in., 39.5 lb. (24.8 × 38.1 × 18.4 cm, 17.92kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 36.881.

Title

Akhenaten as a Sphinx

Date

ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 18

Period

New Kingdom, Amarna Period

Geography

Place excavated: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

Medium

Limestone, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

9 3/4 × 15 × 7 1/4 in., 39.5 lb. (24.8 × 38.1 × 18.4 cm, 17.92kg)

Credit Line

Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society

Accession Number

36.881

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