Sphinx of Thutmose III
GEM Number
9360
Collection
Main Galleries
Period
New Kingdom
Dynasty
18
Description
A granite sphinx of King Thutmose III discovered in the Karnak Cache (CK 495). It shows a human-headed sphinx wearing the traditional pleated nemes headcloth decorated by the protective uraeus snake. The hieroglyphic text between the paws of the sphinx identifies the king as ‘Menkhepre, the good god, lord of the Two Lands, beloved of Amun, life eternally’.
Region
Upper Egypt
Area
Luxor
Granite
Height
34 cm
Width
25 cm
Length
63 cm