Fragment
c. 1150 BC - c. 1130 BC (made)
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Front part of a human-headed sphinx, wearing a striped nemes headdress and false beard. On the chest, between the front legs, is a cartouche bearing the prenomen of Ramesses VI.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Blue glazed schist |
| Brief description | Forepart of a sphinx, blue glazed schist, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty Twenty, reign of Ramesses VI |
| Physical description | Front part of a human-headed sphinx, wearing a striped nemes headdress and false beard. On the chest, between the front legs, is a cartouche bearing the prenomen of Ramesses VI. |
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| Credit line | Given by Professor P. E. Newberry |
| Object history | Presumably purchased by Prof. Percy Edward Newberry (1868-1949) from Sothebys, 30th June 1922 (see bibliographic references) then given by him to the Museum in 1923 with 36 other pottery fragments (C.752-788-1923). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Sothebys 26 June to 6 July 1922: 5th day's sale, 30th June |
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| Accession number | C.780-1923 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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