Title: Sphinx of Amenhotep III, possibly from a Model of a Temple
Object type: Sphinx, Amenhotep III
Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
Medium: Faience, remains of a travertine (Egyptian alabaster) tenon
Dimensions: l. 25.1 cm (9 7/8 in); w. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in); h. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in)
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1972
Geography: Possibly from     Upper Egypt, Thebes Karnak    
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Sphinx