Scarab with the Representation of a Winged Sphinx

Unknown

ca. 945–664 B.C. · Steatite · Egyptian Art

The underside of this scarab shows a mythological creature, the sphinx, composed of the body of a lion and the head of a man. The sphinx is seated, faces right and has two large wings that are spread above its back. It wears the Egyptian Double Crown and a horizontally hatched apron hangs over its chest.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 945–664 B.C.

Medium

Steatite

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910