Tile with a Crowned Female Sphinx in the Brooklyn Museum, March 2010

Tile with Winged Crowned Female Sphinx

Medium: Faience, glazed

Reportedly From: Qantir, Egypt

Dates: 3rd century B.C.E.

Period: Ptolemaic Period

Dimensions: 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 5/8 in. (6.1 x 6.1 x 1.6 cm)

Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Accession Number: 68.19

Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

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