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Sphinx of Wah-ib-re

30th Dynasty, 380–343 BC, Presumably from Lower Egypt

 

 

Sphinx of Wah-ib-re

This sphinx was originally made for a king; General Wah-ib-re had it reworked for his own use. Sphinxes normally combine the body of a lion with the head of a king; since the Old Kingdom they were symbols of power and protection. Wah-ib-re had inscriptions added to this sphinx to ensure that it guarded his very own tomb.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Raum VIII

Object data

Object Name

Statue

Culture

Ägyptisch

Period

Late Period

Dated

30th Dynasty, 380–343 BC

Material

Limestone

Dimensions

H 61,5 cm, B 31,5 cm, L 105 cm,

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung

Inv. No.

Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 76

Provenance

1875, acquired from the collection of Heinrich Brugsch

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