Sphinx of Amenemhat III, re-inscribed for Sethnakht and Rameses III
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Sphinx of Amenemhat III, re-inscribed for Sethnakht and Rameses III
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Published 2019-03-27T11:29:29+00:00
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This is a statue of a sphinx lying on a rectangular plinth. A hieroglyphic inscription has been erased from the plinth, while cartouches apper on the breast. The fore and hind quarters have been chiselled down and reinscribed with the names of Rameses III and Sehtnakht.
Provenance
From Tell Nabasha, temple of Wadjet, pylon. 1886, excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over April 1, 1888. (Accession date: April 1, 1888)
Photography and photogrammetry by Zhejiang University.
Technical Information
| Date published | 27/03/2019 |
| Complexity | Easy |
More Information
| Title | Sphinx of Amenemhat III, re-inscribed for Sethnakht and Rameses III |
| Date | 1844–1797 B.C. |
| Dimension | Overall: 170 x 45.8 x 56 cm (66 15/16 x 18 1/16 x 22 1/16 in.) Mount (The sculpture sits on a steel pallet with a low 1/4"density pad ): 10.2 x 46.4 x 169.5 cm (4 x 18 1/4 x 66 3/4 in.) |
| Accession | 88.747 |
| Period | Middle Kingdom, Dyn. 12, reign of Amenemhat III |
| Medium | Granodiorite |
| Credit | Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription |
| Record | https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/sphinx-of-amenemhat-iii-re-inscribed-for-sethnakht-and-rameses-iii-131437 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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