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Reproductions of the Sphinx of Hatshepsut

The female pharaoh Hatshepsut ruled for two decades (circa 1479-1458 B.C.) as part of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty. During this period, many sculptures and buildings were constructed in her honor, including sphinx statues that portrayed the head of the ruler on the body of the lion. Hatshepsut sphinxes should not be confused with the Great Sphinx of Giza (the gigantic one without a nose near the great pyramids). The Hatshepsut sphinx deviated from conventional Egyptian statuary in that the head usually belonged to a male ruler. Several vendors sell reproductions of this rare ancient statue.

  1. Ancient Sculpture Gallery

    • While the best-preserved example of the Hatshepsut sphinx (housed at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art) weighs more than seven tons, the Ancient Sculpture Gallery website sells a reduced version that measures 5 5/8 inches by 12 inches by 3 1/8 inches (including the base). The reproduction is made of hand-patinated cast stone. The Ancient Sculpture Gallery reproduces all of its statues from molds created from originals to furnish the greatest possible authenticity.

      Ancient Sculpture Gallery
      PO Box 178
      Garfield NJ 07026
      800-535-2150
      ancientsculpturegallery.com

    My Art Prints

    • If you would rather obtain a two-dimensional reproduction of the Hatshepsut sphinx, MyArtPrints.com sells a print version on its website. The photo can be reproduced on various surfaces, including gicleé print on canvas, fine art paper, and as an oil painting. Also, dimensions and border may also be customized on the website. The original image comes from the Epyptian National Museum in Cairo.

      MyArtPrints.com
      c/o Rizzo Fine Arts
      32 Wachtung Avenue
      Chatham, NJ 07928
      800-314-6090
      myartprints.com

    Museumize

    • Though it doesn't sell a sphinx, Museumize sells a reproduced portrait bust of Queen Hatshepsut modeled from one of the statues placed throughout her funerary temple at Keir el Bahri that memorialized her rule. Later, most statues and monuments in her honor were defaced or destroyed by her stepson in a complex struggle involving succession and his legitimacy as a pharaoh, so few examples of her likeness exist today.

      Museumize
      573 West Terrace Dr.
      San Dimas, CA 91773
      800-227-9196
      museumize.com

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