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EICHHOLTZ - Object Sphinx Of Hatshepsut Granite

EGP 200,000
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Product ID: TM0083
  • The object "Sphinx of Hatshepsut" captures the regal essence of the female pharaoh.
  • Handcrafted from granite, each piece is unique, marked by variations in color and veining. This colossal sphinx melds the strength of a lion with the idealized beauty of Pharaoh Hatshepsut. It once graced her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri, a testament to her powerful reign. This piece, echoing the great sphinx of Giza, stands as a symbol of enduring Egyptian artistry and history.
  • HISTORIC PROVENANCE
  • The Object Sphinx of Hatshepsut is inspired by a colossal Egyptian sphinx (ca. 1479–1458 B.C.) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Depicting the female pharaoh Hatshepsut with the body of a lion and a human head wearing a headcloth and false beard, the imposing granite statue, which displays powerful lion-like musculature, was one of at least six granite sphinxes that stood in Hatshepsut's mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri. This reinterpretation has been crafted in granite in homage to the original.
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EGP 200,000