Title: Head of a sphinx, possibly of Amenemhat I
Object type: Head, sphinx; 12th-Dyn-King
Date: ca. 1981–1952 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I
Medium: Dolomitic marble
Dimensions: H. 14 × W. 12.5 × D. 13 cm, 3.4 kg (5 1/2 × 4 15/16 × 5 1/8 in., 7.4 lb.)
Credit line: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966
Geography: Possibly from      Tyre    
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Sphinx, term: MK-Kings