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

Senwosret III as a Sphinx

ca. 1878–1840 B.C. · Sphinx, Senwosret III; 12th-Dyn-King

Particulars

Accession number
17.9.2

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

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On the same theme · Hieroglyphs

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room111

On public display.

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Sep 26, 2026
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What it shows

HieroglyphsSphinxMK-Kings

In the catalog

SculptureRomanticismRealism19th centuryMiddle Kingdom

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  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Open Access (CC0)
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.

Guardian Figure, ca. 1919–1885 B.C.

Guardian Figure, ca. 1919–1885 B.C.

Relief Showing a Seated Woman Smelling the Blossom of a Water Lily, ca. 1981–1952 B.C.

Relief Showing a Seated Woman Smelling the Blossom of a Water Lily, ca. 1981–1952 B.C.

Statuette of an Official Who is a Dwarf, ca. 1961–1917 BC

Statuette of an Official Who is a Dwarf, ca. 1961–1917 BC

Statue of the Nurse Sitsnefru, ca. 1900 B.C.

Statue of the Nurse Sitsnefru, ca. 1900 B.C.

Relief Fragment with Two Birds in the Papyrus Thicket, ca. 1925–1900 B.C.

Relief Fragment with Two Birds in the Papyrus Thicket, ca. 1925–1900 B.C.

Haremhab as a Scribe of the King, ca. 1328–1314 BCE

Haremhab as a Scribe of the King, ca. 1328–1314 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lintel depicting King Amenemhat I flanked by Nekhbet, Horus, Anubis, and Wadjet, ca. 1981–1952 BCE

Lintel depicting King Amenemhat I flanked by Nekhbet, Horus, Anubis, and Wadjet, ca. 1981–1952 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Donation Stela of Shebitqo, ca. 708–705 BCE

Donation Stela of Shebitqo, ca. 708–705 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Donation Stela of Osorkon I dated to year 6, ca. 930 BCE

Donation Stela of Osorkon I dated to year 6, ca. 930 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Donation Stela of Shabaqo, ca. 705–690 BCE

Donation Stela of Shabaqo, ca. 705–690 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Statue of Kedamun and His Family, ca. 1550–1300 BCE

Statue of Kedamun and His Family, ca. 1550–1300 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Coronation Stone of Motecuhzoma II (Stone of the Five Suns), Aztec, 1503

Aztec

Coronation Stone of Motecuhzoma II (Stone of the Five Suns), 1503

Art Institute of Chicago

Stela of the royal scribe Amunnakht praising the divine barque of Amun-Re, Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands, ca. 1197–1080 BCE

Stela of the royal scribe Amunnakht praising the divine barque of Amun-Re, Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands, ca. 1197–1080 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art