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Head of a Sphinx, ca. 1981–1878 B.C.

Head of a Sphinx

ca. 1981–1878 B.C. · Head, sphinx

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room111

On public display.

Checked
In this state since
Source
The museum
On the mapMuseum page

Particulars

Accession number
1978.204

What it shows

Sphinx

In the catalog

SculptureBefore 1400Middle Kingdom

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 111, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page
Hippopotamus ("William"), ca. 1961–1878 B.C.

William the Hippopotamus, ca. 1961–1878 B.C.

Portrait of the Boy Eutyches, 100–150 CE

Portrait of the Boy Eutyches, 100–150 CE

Standing Hippopotamus, ca. 1810–1700 B.C.

Standing Hippopotamus, ca. 1810–1700 B.C.

Senwosret III as a Sphinx, ca. 1878–1840 B.C.

Senwosret III as a Sphinx, ca. 1878–1840 B.C.

Guardian Figure, ca. 1919–1885 B.C.

Guardian Figure, ca. 1919–1885 B.C.

Hippopotamus, ca. 1550–1080 BCE

Hippopotamus, ca. 1550–1080 BCE

Statue of the Vizier Iuy, ca. 1700 B.C.

Statue of the Vizier Iuy, ca. 1700 B.C.

Head from a Large Statue of a Priest or Dignitary, ca. 1700–1600 B.C.

Head from a Large Statue of a Priest or Dignitary, ca. 1700–1600 B.C.

On the same theme · Sphinx

All works on the theme
Oedipus and the Sphinx, Gustave Moreau, 1864

Gustave Moreau

Oedipus and the Sphinx, 1864

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Architekturphantasie mit Ruinen und einer großen Ziervase, aus den "Disegni di Prospettiva Ideale", Bl. 22, Filippo Juvarra, 1732

Filippo Juvarra

Architekturphantasie mit Ruinen und einer großen Ziervase, aus den "Disegni di Prospettiva Ideale", Bl. 22, 1732

Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden

Architekturphantasie mit Freitreppe und Sphingen, aus den "Disegni di Prospettiva Ideale", Bl. 40, Filippo Juvarra, 1732

Filippo Juvarra

Architekturphantasie mit Freitreppe und Sphingen, aus den "Disegni di Prospettiva Ideale", Bl. 40, 1732

Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden

The Angel of Death and the Sculptor from the Milmore Memorial, Daniel Chester French, 1889–93, carved 1921–26

Daniel Chester French

The Angel of Death and the Sculptor from the Milmore Memorial, 1889–93, carved 1921–26

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Ornament mit zwei Sphingen und Engel; Ornament with two sphinxes and a winged man], Lucas van Leyden, 1528

Lucas van Leyden

[Ornament mit zwei Sphingen und Engel; Ornament with two sphinxes and a winged man], 1528

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Untitled, Karel Teige, 1939

Karel Teige

Untitled, 1939

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Sphinx, Alvin Langdon Coburn, c. 1905

Alvin Langdon Coburn

The Sphinx, c. 1905

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

[Titelblatt; Title Page], Jan Fyt, 1642

Jan Fyt

[Titelblatt; Title Page], 1642

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum