Barque Sphinx
Unknown Artist
ca. 664–525 B.C.
Medium
Leaded bronze
Dimensions
H. 20.5 × L. 16 × W. 4.5 cm (8 1/16 × 6 5/16 × 1 3/4 in.); H. (with tang): 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.)
Classification
barque sphinx
Period
Late Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Gift of Henry Walters, by exchange; Liana Weindling Gift, in memory of her mother, and Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2011
Accession Number
2011.96
Tags
Sphinx