Female sphinx amulet
Object type: Amulet, female sphinx
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–17
Date: ca. 1981–1550 B.C.
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: H. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); L. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession year: 1910
Tags: Sphinx