Relief of Akhenaten as a Sphinx

Relief of Akhenaten as a Sphinx
Relief of Akhenaten as a Sphinx
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Relief of Akhenaten as a Sphinx
Egyptian, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, 1349-1336 B.C.
Limestone
Height x width x depth: 20 1/16 x 41 9/16 x 2 1/16 in.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Egyptian Curator's Fund, 64.1944

King Akhenaten was fond of the sphinx and often had himself depicted as the creature - part man, part lion. This relief was one of a pair flanking a temple doorway. The museum had a sculptor create a rendition of the original and then had it cast in resin.

L 11 ¼ x W 5 ½ x D ¾.
Resin.