Blue faience sphinx(?) with grooved base

Made:
2000 BCE-200 CE
Blue faience sphinx(?) with grooved base, possibly finial

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Blue faience sphinx(?) with grooved base, possibly finial
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Blue faience sphinx(?) with grooved base, possibly finial, broken and partly restored, from Tell el Amarna, Egyptian, 2000BC to 200AD

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658543
Materials:
earthenware, glazed, faience and plaster
Measurements:
length 75 mm
height 41 mm
width 39 mm
type:
figure - representation