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Sphinx
332 BCE-30 BCEPtolemaic Period (332 -30 BCE)
19 3/4 x 49 5/8 x 15 9/16 in. (50.2 x 126 x 39.6 cm)
Egyptian artist
Egypt
Egyptian; made in Karnak
Object Type:
Sculpture
Medium and Support:
Granite
Credit Line:
R. T. Miller Fund
Accession Number:
1951.307
Location: Currently on view
Collection:
Frederic Morgan Collection
The sphinx, a mythical creature with a human head and a lion’s body, is found in many ancient cultures. In ancient Egypt, the sphinx, a version of the solar god Horus, represented the dawn and the early rising sun. Egyptians associated ruling pharaohs with Horus and his royal powers. Large stone sphinxes frequently guarded the tombs of pharaohs and high priests.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
[Gallery label text, 2009]
Provenance
Frederic G. Morgan (1866-1920), Aurora, New York; purchased from his estate by the Gallery in 1951
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Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Article. Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995. Volume Number: 17, Issue Number: 5. Issue Date: April-May, 1952.
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
- Brighton-Pittsford Post. Pittsford, NY
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