Scarab with Sphinx and Uraeus
Unknown
ca. 1550–1070 B.C. · Steatite ? · Egyptian Art

A recumbent sphinx –a mythological creature with the body of a lion and the head of a ram– faces right, towards a seated figure of the goddess Maat. Above the sphinx’s back is a winged uraeus, spreading its wings out in a protective gesture.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1550–1070 B.C.
- Medium
- Steatite ?
- Department
- Egyptian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910











