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Sphinx of Shepenupet II., "God's Wife of Amun"
Artist unknown25th Dynasty (Cushites), 746–655 BCE
Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Like their predecessors, the kings of the 25th Dynasty appointed princesses as wives of the god Amun. Shepenupet II, daughter of King Piye and sister of King Taharqo, achieved nearly regal status, as reflected in the Berlin sphinx. Her father’s name often accompanies her names and titles, which appear in various locations on the statue. She presents a vessel with a ram’s head on the lid, an image of the god Amun.
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- Title: Sphinx of Shepenupet II., "God's Wife of Amun"
- Creator: Artist unknown
- Date Created: 25th Dynasty (Cushites), 746–655 BCE
- Provenance: Acquisition through the Consul General, Gustav Travers, 1879
- Type: Statue
- Medium: Granite, black
- Inv. no.: ÄM 7972
- ISIL no.: DE-MUS-015418
- External Link: Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Copyright: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Jürgen Liepe
- Collection: Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung | Ägyptisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
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Sphinx der Schepenupet II.
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