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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Relief of a King Offering a Sphinx
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Relief of a King Offering a Sphinx

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodPtolemaic Period
Date305-30 BCE
MediumLimestone
Credit LineGift of Harvey Smith
Dimensions12 1/2 x 21 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. (31.8 x 54 x 6 cm)
Object number1989.002.001
Exhibition HistoryRecent Acquisitions, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, July 14 - September 15, 1988
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - July 16, 1999
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 6, 2001 - October 2011
Hall of Ancient Egypt, The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, August 2014 - June 9, 2026
ProvenanceEx coll. Harvey Smith (ca. 1910-1995), New York, New York.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art