Title: Female sphinx amulet
Object type: Amulet, female sphinx
Date: ca. 1981–1550 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–17
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: H. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); L. 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Sphinx