3472279 Sphinx of Hatshepsut, c.1479-58 (granite, paint) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); 164 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri & el- Asasif, Senenmut Quarry New Kingdom 18th dynasty, joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III Smashed on the order of Hatshepsut\'s nephew and successor Thutmose III and dumped in a quarry close by, recovered by the Museum\'s Egyptian Expedition (MMA excavations, 1926??8) Hatshepsut declared herself Pharaoh and is shown wearing the nemes-headcloth and the shendyt-kilt, the ceremonial attire of the Egyptian king, which was traditionally a man\'s role.); Egyptian, out of copyright.