Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Head of a sphinx, possibly of Amenemhat I Middle KingdomTyre
Description
Head, sphinx; 12th-Dyn-King. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1981–1952 B.C. Dolomitic marble. H. 14 × W. 12.5 × D. 13 cm, 3.4 kg (5 1/2 × 4 15/16 × 5 1/8 in., 7.4 lb.). Possibly from: Tyre. Subject: Sphinx, MK-Kings. Credit: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Connections
Royals
Amenemhat I
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245506 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 66.99.4 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545105 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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