Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis

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ancient Egyptian monument archaeological artifact sphinx statue

The Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis is a large, finely carved sphinx statue from ancient Egypt, likely dating to the New Kingdom, renowned for its craftsmanship and association with the former capital city of Memphis.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis canonical	6
Alabaster Sphinx	1
Alabaster sphinx of Memphis	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian monument ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ sphinx statue ⓘ
associatedReligion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
associatedWith	Great Temple of Ptah ⓘ surface form: Ptah temple complex at Memphis Memphis ⓘ surface form: city of Memphis
category	Egyptian sphinxes ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt sculptures ⓘ stone sculptures in Egypt ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
craftsmanship	highly refined ⓘ
culture	ancient Egyptian ⓘ
currentUse	open-air museum exhibit ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
depicts	human-headed lion ⓘ recumbent sphinx ⓘ
discoveredAt	Memphis open-air museum ⓘ surface form: Memphis archaeological site
discoveredBy	Auguste Mariette ⓘ
discoveredNear	Great Temple of Ptah ⓘ surface form: Temple of Ptah ruins
discoveryDate	19th century ⓘ
era	circa 1400 BCE ⓘ
feature	finely carved facial features ⓘ human head ⓘ inscriptions on base ⓘ lion body ⓘ nemes headdress ⓘ royal uraeus cobra ⓘ
function	guardian statue ⓘ royal monument ⓘ
guardianOf	temple precincts of Memphis ⓘ
hasConservationStatus	exposed to weathering ⓘ
height	approximately 4 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of Memphis and its Necropolis UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
length	approximately 8 meters ⓘ
likelyDatingTo	18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ reign of Amenhotep II ⓘ reign of Hatshepsut ⓘ
locatedIn	Memphis, Egypt ⓘ Mit Rahina museum area ⓘ surface form: Mit Rahina open-air museum
material	alabaster ⓘ calcite ⓘ
notableFor	association with ancient capital Memphis ⓘ fine workmanship ⓘ use of translucent alabaster ⓘ
orientation	lying on its belly ⓘ
period	New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
style	New Kingdom royal style ⓘ
weight	approximately 80 tons ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ancient city of Memphis → hasNotableMonument → Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis (ancient city)

Memphis → notableMonument → Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis (Egypt)

Manf → hasRemains → Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis ⓘ

Mit Rahina → contains → Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis ⓘ

Mit Rahina → touristAttraction → Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alabaster Sphinx

Mit Rahina museum area → hasNotableArtifact → Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alabaster sphinx of Memphis

Memphis, Egypt → hasPart → Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis ⓘ

Memphis open-air museum → hasExhibit → Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis ⓘ