Sphinx Scaraboid
sculptor
Unknown
Date1479 BCE - 1425 BCE
Place MadeEgypt, Ancient & Byzantine World-Africa
MediumStone
Dimensions1.6 x 1.85 cm (5/8 x 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU11n87
eMuseum ID717472
Previous NumberU11n59.10
EmbARK ObjectID23226
TMS Source ID8361
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesIncised (on base): [in hieroglyphics:] Thuthmosis III / one million years
ProvenanceNotesPossibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner during her trip to Egypt, September 1874 - April 1875.
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