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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Sphinx
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Sphinx

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodPtolemaic Period
Date305-30 BCE
MediumWood
Credit LineGift in honor of Joan Sammons
Dimensions1 7/8 x 2 15/16 in. (4.8 x 7.5 cm)
Object number2006.034.001
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - March 13, 2018
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, June 4, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesAntiqua, Ancient Art & Numismatics Catalogue VIII (unknown date), 37, 44, number A17.
ProvenanceEx coll. Thomas Auburn (1917-1990), Canada and United States. Ex private collection, United States, purchased from Antiqua, Inc., Woodland Hills, California, 2001.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art