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Archeological Object
Head of a ptolemaic sphinx |
Head of a ptolemaic sphinx
The shape of the head is strangely elongated and probably part of a sphinx decoration; several factors point to a greek influence: the curls protruding beneath the nemes and the egde of the eyes and eyebrows.
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| Identificazione (Label is not translated) | ||
| Inventory number: | E 0.9.40012 | |
| Precedenti_localizzazioni (Label is not translated) | ||
| Provenance: | Excavations by A. Vogliano (Royal University of Milan). Second excavation in 1936 | |
| Place of discovery | ||
| Place of discovery: |
From Medinet Madi, the temple of Isis-Thermuthis |
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| Object | ||
| Definizione: | statue | |
| Class and ware: | Sculpture | |
| Title or subject: |
Head of a sphinx |
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| Cronologia (Label is not translated) | ||
| Period: | Ptolemain period | |
| Dati_tecnici (Label is not translated) | ||
| Material: | Limestone | |
| Height: | 50 | |
| Bibliography | ||
| Bibliography: |
1938, Vogliano A., “Rapporto preliminare della IV Campagna", in “Annales
de Services des Antiquités de l’Egypte” XXXVIII, le Caire |
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