Title: Head of a Sphinx
Object type: Head, sphinx
Date: ca. 1981–1878 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I–Senwosret II
Medium: Quartzite
Dimensions: h. 18 cm (7 1/16 in) w. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in) d. 21 cm (8 1/4 in)
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, by exchange, 1978
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Sphinx