Alabaster Sphinx at Memphis

Alabaster Sphinx at Memphis

Perchance belonging to King Amenhotep II, III, or Queen Hatshepsut. In the rests of Memphis. It was carved in honor of an stranger pharaoh during the 18th dynasty. No dedications, but it might be for Hatshepsut or Amenhotep II or III, placed on facial has. 8m (26 feet) long and 4m (13 foot) high and counts about 90 tons.

May have stood wide the Temple of Ptah along with the colossi of Ramses II. Passed many years laying on its sidelong in water, hence it is quite unsightly. Sometimes called the Calcite Sphinx  calcite is an obscure white stone that is frequently alled alabaster. It is not use often in making.

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