Collection | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection |
Object Name | Sphinx sculpture |
Object Number | ABDUA:21516 |
Other Number | B1447 |
Other Number Type | old number |
Period | Ptolemaic |
Brief Description | Sphinx, in limestone, originally coloured (traces of pigment visible). Underneath centre of figure is a double head of Bes. Sacred animals are sculptured on forelegs, head and shoulders |
Dimensions | H: 535 mm L: 570 mm |
Materials | stone, limestone, pigment |
Technique | carved, painted |
Object Production Date | 310 BC-30 BC |
Place Key | Africa, Egypt |
Publication Note | LEMUR Database. Reid, R W, 1912, Illustrated Catalogue of the Anthropological Museum, University of Aberdeen, p184 (illustrated p185) |
Aquisition Source | Grant, James Dr Bey |