Sphinx of Hatshepsut
Description
Sphinx, Hatshepsut; Hatshepsut-sculpture. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Granite, paint. H: 164 cm (64 9/16 in.); L: 343 cm (135 1/16 in.); Wt: 6758.6 kg (14900 lb.). From: Senenmut Quarry, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–28. Subject: Sphinx. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1931.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A seated Egyptian sphinx statue rendered in stone, with a human head wearing a striped nemes headdress and a muscular body on a rectangular base.
The image shows a stone sphinx in three-quarter view, seated on a rectangular platform. The figure has a humanlike face and wears a nemes headdress with horizontal/striped patterning. The body is modeled with lion-like forequarters and front paws, and the tail or hind contours are suggested by the sculpted form. Traces of surface coloration are visible across the face and body, suggesting remaining paint or pigment. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or alphabetic text are visible on the provided view; the background is a studio/neutral gray, and the object sits on a dark support. The statue appears consistent with the catalogue identification as a sphinx, but the specific attribution to Hatshepsut cannot be confirmed from visible inscriptions or cartouches in this image.
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