Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx | Photos by Tales from the Two Lands

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

Reportedly from Thebes.

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, c. 1352-1336 BCE.

Acc. No.: 56.100

Painting of a Statue of a King

Faience Tile with Lapwing Motif

The Wilbour Plaque

Statue of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb

Relief Showing Akhenaten and His Daughter Offering to the Aten

Statue of Amun-Re or Amunhotep III

Detail of Relief Showing Akhenaten and His Daughter Offering to the Aten

Statue of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb

Bust of a Statue of Sekhmet

Head of Tutankhamun

Head of Tutankhamun

Posthumous Stela Depicting Amenhotep I and Ahmose-Nefertari

Ivory Ibis-Headed Thoth Figurine

Head of Tutankhamun

Torso of Akhenaten

Battle Axe with Handle, and a Blade from a Battle Axe

Face of Amenhotep II

Head of an 18th Dynasty King, possible Ahmose or Amenhotep I

Counterweight for a Necklace in the Shape of Mut

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Head of an Egyptian Queen

Face of a Lion Statue

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Head of an 18th Dynasty King, possible Ahmose or Amenhotep I

Head of an Egyptian Queen

Stela of a Soldier Named Amenemhat

Relief from a Chapel Wall Depicting Amenhotep I Wearing the White Crown

Relief from a Chapel Wall Depicting Amenhotep I Wearing the White Crown

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Jewellery Box with Lid

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

Model Food Offering of a Bound Gazelle

Furniture Attachment in Shape of a Bound Prisoner

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Faience Hes Vase with Cover

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Furniture Inlays in Form of Djed Pillars and Tyt-Amulet

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Kohl Pot with Openwork Design Featuring Falcons

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Head of a Cow Goddess

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

Dish in the Form of a Bound Ibex

Relief Showing Temple Courtyard with Incense Burners and Offering Tables

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Scribe Statue of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

Scribe Satute of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Relief Showing Man Feeding Calves

Magical Pottery Fish

Mirror with Papyrus Handle and Two Ibex Heads

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Wooden Statuette of a Woman

Part of a Bowl Inscribed for Amenhotep III and his wife Queen Tiye

Wood & Ivory Chair

Egyptian Relief with Running Spiral

Relief Showing Offering Bearers

Block Statue of Ay

Relief of Soldiers Honouring Their Lord

Cat Bracelet or Armlet

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Block Statue of Ay

Block Statue of Ay

Three Shabtis of Setau

Fragment of the Magic Wand or Clapper

Shabti of Neferptah

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Tile Fragment with Mandragora Leaves & Flowers

Relief Showing a Kitchen Scene

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

Shabti of Neferptah

Spoon with a Handle in the Shape of a Floral Bouquet

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

Three Shabtis of Setau

A Fragment of Relief from Deir el-Bahri Showing Attendants of Hatshepsut

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

Facade of a Small Shrine

Spoon with a Cartouche Shaped Bowl Decorated with a Pond

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Head & Bust from a Seated Statue

Three Shabtis of Setau

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Palace Wall Painting

A Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Tall Round Bottomed Decorated Pot

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Two Princesses Worshipping the Aten

Cosmetic Container in Form of a Trussed Goose

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Meretseger Represented as a Snake

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

Stela of Pay offering to Re-Horakhty

Facade of a Small Shrine

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Mask of a Man's Face

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Glazed Tile with Palms

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Painted Slender Jar

Facade of a Small Shrine

Head & Shoulders of an Osiride Statue

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Head and Shoulders from an Osiride Statue

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Ceremonial Saw in the Shape of a Ma'at Feather

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Sphinx of Thutmose III

Statue of Amenhotep III

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Statue of Amenhotep III

Statue of Thutmose III from Afar

Statue of Thutmose III

Kneeling Statues of Hatshepsut

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Handle of Model Axe Inscribed for Amenhotep III

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Collosal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Collosal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Kaemwaset Kneeling with an Emblem of Hatshepsut

Statue of Thutmose III Offering

Colossal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Colossal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Coffin of the Mistress of the House, Teti

Bowl Buried with Rennefer wife of Noferkhawt

Face of a Statue of Thutmose III with a Modern Cast of the Body

Fragment of a Statue of Amenhotep I

Model of Woman Lying on a Bed Using a Headrest

Two Princesses Each Holding a Sistrum & An Ankh Facing Their Enthroned Parents Amenhotep III and Tiye

Coffin of Ahmose, Son of the Mistress of the House Nahkte

Statue of Amenhotep IV

Cosmetic Jar with Lions, Hunting Scenes and Captives

Statue of Amenhotep IV

Gold Collars and Pectorals

Gold Collars and Pectorals

Amenhotep III Seated in a Double Pavilion Representing His Sed Festival, with Tiye Offering Life to Him

Relief Fragment Depicting Akhenaten

Game Board & Pieces and Throwing Sticks

Statuette of Two Men & a Boy

Double Statue of Amun and Mut

Face from a Composite Statue

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Face from a Composite Statue

Coffin of Ahmose, Son of the Mistress of the House Nahkte

Anubis On a Shrine

Fragment of the Face of a Queen

Double Statue of Amun and Mut

Head of Ahmose I

Objects from Senenmut's Tomb

Coffin of Ahmose, Son of the Mistress of the House Nahkte

Kneeling Figure of Amenhotep III

Statue of Thutmose III

Statue of Neferkhawet, Rennefer and Their Family

Head from a Life Size Statue of an Egyptian Official

Storage Jars from the Tomb of Three Minor Wives of Thutmose III

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Statue of Meryre and Iniuy

Ornamental Alabaster Vase

Hippopotamus Head

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Faience Armlets & Necklaces

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

Game Board and Pieces

Anubis On a Shrine

Calcite Cup in the Form of a Lotus Flower

Bed of Tutankhamun

Wooden Model of a Rocker With Hatshepsut's Name On It

Fragment of a Vase Decorated with an Ibex & Plants

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Lion Shaped Vessel

Three Rishi Coffins

A Pottery Human-Headed Lid of a Canopic Jar

Alabaster Vase in the Form of an Ibex

Bed of Tutankhamun

Ostracon with Sketch of a Sparrow

Statue of Meryre and Iniuia

Anubis On a Shrine

Relief Fragment Depicting the Head of Amenhotep I

Alabaster Basin with Boat with Antelope-Headed Bow and Stern

Storage Jars from the Tomb of Three Minor Wives of Thutmose III

Objects from the Tomb of Tutmosis IV

Jars with Carved Stoppers

Sarcophagus of Prince Thutmose's Cat

Pottery Vessels

Funerary Bed with Hippo Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Statue of Meryre and Iniuia

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Fragmentary Statue of a Vizier

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Fragmentary Statue of a Vizier

Coffin of Ahmose Meritamun

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Detail of Rishi Coffin

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Canopic Jars of Kiya

Three Rishi Coffins

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Hatnofer's Personal Posessions

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

Rishi Coffin with Scene of Butchering.

Decoration on the Third Shrine of Tutankhamun

Calcite Cup in the Form of a Lotus Flower

Fragment of Leather Painted with Erotic Scene

Shabtis and Shrines from the Tomb of Yuya & Tuya

Chair with Legs in the Shape of Duck Heads

Canopic Jars of Kiya

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Funerary Bed with Lion Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Objects Found in Seankhkare Cemetery

Canopic Jar of Tjuyu

Inscribed Funerary Cones

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

Storage Jars from the Tomb of Three Minor Wives of Thutmose III

Funerary Bed with Lion Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Pedestal for a Small Statue

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Girdles, Decorated with Simplified Cowrie Shell Design

Coffin of Ahmose-Nefertari with J for Scale

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Ceiling Decoration from a Theban Tomb

Relief Fragment Depicting Grain

Inscribed Funerary Cones

Funerary Bed with Cow Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Funerary Equipment of Maruta, One of Three Minor Wives of Tutmosis III

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Gold Sandals, Toe and Finger Stalls Belonging to a minor wife of Thutmose III

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Alabaster Vessel and Statuette

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Reconstruction of a Foundation Deposit

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Flooring from Amarna

Door Jambs of Rau

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Small Vase with Flower Decoration

Funerary Bed with Hippo Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Stela of Userhat and his wife Nefertari

Perfume Bottle in Shape of a Hes Vessel

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Rishi Coffin with Scene of Butchering.

Outer Shrine of Tutankhamun

Model Boat from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Jars with Carved Stoppers

Ceiling Fragment from the Palace of Amenhotep III Depicting Pigeons in Flight

Gold Sandals, Toe and Finger Stalls Belonging to a minor wife of Thutmose III

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Shabti of Tutankhamun

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Canopic Jar of Maruta, One of Three Minor Wives of Tutmosis III

Ceiling Fragment from the Palace of Amenhotep III Depicting Pigeons in Flight

Box with Name of Amenhotep III, plus Beads

Ostracon from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

Chair Found in Pieces Outside Sealed Door of Hatnofer's Tomb

Tomb Relief Showing the Force Feeding of Cattle

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Reconstruction of Wall Decoration from the Temple of Amun in Malkata

Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Dwarf

Flooring from Amarna

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Coffins of the singer Harmose (left) and an anonymous woman (right)

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Canopic Jar of Maruta, One of Three Minor Wives of Tutmosis III

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Canopic Jar of Tjuyu

Blue Painted Ware from Malkata

Shabti of Tutankhamun

Inner Coffin and Mask of One of the Fetuses from Tutankhamun's Tomb

Miniature Mask for a Canopic Bundle

Alabaster Goblet Inscribed with the Name of Amenhotep IV

Outer Shrine of Tutankhamun

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Decoration on the Second Shrine of Tutankhamun

Walking Stick Decorated with a Nubian and an Asiatic

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Decoration on the Second Shrine of Tutankhamun

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

3 Wooden Shabti of Tutankhamun

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Relief of a Battle Scene

Detail from the Coffin of the Singer Hormose

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Flooring from Amarna

Alabaster Ungent Vessel with Name of Kiya

Coffin of Ahmose Meritamun

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Carved Walking Sticks

Ostraca from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Sarcophagus of Hatshepsut

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Outer and Inner Coffin of One of the Fetuses in Tutankhamun's Tomb

Miniature Situla of Meketaten

Fragment of an Alabaster Vessel

Cosmetic Boxes in the Shape of Ducks

Box with Cartouche of Tutankhamun

Spoon in the Shape of a Swimming Woman Holding a Gazelle or Ibex

Carved Walking Sticks

Basket Containing Provisions

Box with Cartouche of Tutankhamun

Foundation Deposit of Hatshepsut's Royal Tomb

Carved Walking Sticks

Fragment of Paving from Amarna

Head a of New Kingdom Queen

Whip Handle in the Shape of a Horse

Four Carved Plaques

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Basket Containing Provisions

Sarcophagus of Hatshepsut

Goods from the Burial of a Child

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Ostracon with a Sketch of a Hippopotamus

Chair Belonging to the Scribe Reniseneb

Statue of Princess Ankhesenpaaten

Chair Belonging to the Scribe Reniseneb

Jars with Carved Stoppers

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

Jars with Carved Stoppers

Jars with Carved Stoppers

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Entrance to the Tomb of Maya

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Entrance to the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

New Kingdom Temple Tomb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

TNew Kingdom Temple Tomb at Saqqara

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

Cosmetic Objects Datable to Dynasty 18

Amarna Boundary Stela

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