
Colossal Sphinx of Hatshepsut
Early Dynasty 18; joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III (1479–1458 B.C.)
Granite; H. 64 5/8 in. (164 cm), W. 35 3/8 in. (90 cm), D. 11 ft. 3 in. (343 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Rogers Fund, 1931 (31.3.166)
According to the Museum website, this sphinx weighs more than SEVEN TONS!
Photo by Wally Gobetz who gives 'creative commons'
Large size saved here, as well
(The rough spot at her forehead shows her uraeus had been removed)
I notice she has been moved to the lobby here, rather than in the room dedicated to large statuary of Hatshepsut...


