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Sphinx
late 4th-late 1st century BCE (Ptolemaic)
cast bronze
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This statuette of a sphinx wears the double-crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, the nemes headdress and uraeus.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/17/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/28/2007 | Technical Report | x-ray fluorescence |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 7/8 x L: 3 3/4 in. (9.9 x 9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.550