Statue of Ramses II as a Sphinx Offering a Ram-headed Vessel
Ramses' absolute power and religious devotion are encapsulated in this half-lion, half-human sphinx. Symbols of physical power, lions, then as now, were closely associated with royalty. Here Ramses offers a vessel of holy water to Amun Re, king of the gods. This sphinx stood in Amun Re's great temple at Karnak.
Statue of Ramses II as a Sphinx Offering a Ram-headed Vessel
Limestone
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19 Egyptian Museum JE 36811
Statue of Ramses II as a Sphinx Offering a Ram-headed Vessel
Ramses' absolute power and religious devotion are encapsulated in this half-lion, half-human sphinx. Symbols of physical power, lions, then as now, were closely associated with royalty. Here Ramses offers a vessel of holy water to Amun Re, king of the gods. This sphinx stood in Amun Re's great temple at Karnak.
Statue of Ramses II as a Sphinx Offering a Ram-headed Vessel
Limestone
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19 Egyptian Museum JE 36811