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Source Description

This statuette of a sphinx wears the double-crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, the nemes headdress and uraeus.

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Document identity
localId
32335
label
Sphinx
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
32335
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Sphinx
description
This statuette of a sphinx wears the double-crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, the nemes headdress and uraeus.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 4th-late 1st century BCE (Ptolemaic)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuettes (statues)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.9
height
9.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 7/8 x L: 3 3/4 in. (9.9 x 9.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
cast bronze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
c73c0a3f59ff0a32