Sphinx of Hatshepsut
Object type: Sphinx, Hatshepsut; Hatshepsut-sculpture
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Medium: Granite, paint
Dimensions: H: 164 cm (64 9/16 in.); L: 343 cm (135 1/16 in.); Wt: 6758.6 kg (14900 lb.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Senenmut Quarry
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–28
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1931
Accession year: 1931
Tags: Sphinx