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Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Artist/Maker Unknown
Description Great sphinx bearing the names of Amenemhat II (12th Dynasty), Merneptah (19th Dynasty) and Shoshenq I (22th Dynasty). May date back the Old Kingdom period (ca. 2620 BC). Red granite, found in Tanis (Djanet).
Dimensions H. 1.83 m (6 ft. ), W. 4.80 m (15 ft. 8 ¾ in.), D. 1.54 m (5 ft. ½ in.)
Credit line Unspecified
Accession number A 23
Location Department of Egyptian antiquities, Sully, lower ground floor, room 1
Photographer/Source Thomas Warm (see below)


Français : Grand sphinx, portant les noms d'Aménémès II (XIIe Dynastie), Mérenptah (XIXe Dynastie) et Sheshonq Ier (XXIIe Dynastie). Certains archéologues le datent de l'Ancien Empire, vers 2620 av. J.-C. Granite rose, découvert à Tanis.


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