Sphinx of Taharqo - Wikipedia
The Sphinx of Taharqo is a granite gneiss statue of a sphinx with the face of Taharqo. He was a Nubian king, who was one of the 25th Egyptian Dynasty (about 747–656 BC) rulers of the …
Sphinx of Taharqa - Egypt Museum
The Sphinx of Taharqa is a granite gneiss statue of a sphinx with the face of Taharqa. He was a Nubian king, who was one of the 25th Egyptian Dynasty (about 747–656 BC) rulers of the …
Sphinx of Taharqo — Google Arts & Culture
Taharqo was one of the kings of Kush who conquered and then ruled Egypt as the Twenty-fifth Dynasty (about 747-656 BC). Although the basic form of this sphinx is Egyptian, several …
statue - British Museum
Compare also the now-modified mane of the sphinx of Amenemhat IV (registration no. 1928,0114.1). The features are characteristic of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, and might be a …
statue - British Museum
Granitic gneiss sphinx of the ram of Amun protecting figure of Taharqo between folded front legs; the rectangular base, which has been partially restored, is inscribed with a continuous …
Ram Sphinx of King Taharqo - World History Encyclopedia
2016年7月18日 · The supreme god Amun represented here as a ram, protects a figure of king Taharqo (Taharqa; Biblical Tirhakah or Tirhaqah). The ruler's forehead of two cobras instead …
Egyptian sculpture - British Museum
Ram sphinx of Taharqo. Renewed political fragmentation allows Egypt to be invaded by its southern neighbour and former colony, the kingdom of Kush. View on Collection online
100 Objects British Museum - Sphinx of Taharqo - Google Sites
Sphinx of Taharqo (made around 680 BC) found in Temple T at Kawa, northern Sudan. If you were to ask which country the River Nile belongs to, most people would immediately say Egypt.
Sphinx of Taharqo (Part 1) - YouTube
2010年5月4日 · Sphinx of Taharqo (made around 680 BC) found in Temple T at Kawa, northern Sudan. Neil MacGregor describes what was happening along the River Nile and how a …
Sphinxes represent the immense power of the Egyptian king. The human head of this sphinx is adorned with two uraei, the symbols of kingship. The mane around the neck is …