The Sphinx of Hatshepsut in ancient Egypt

The Sphinx of Hatshepsut in ancient Egypt

The Sphinx of Hatshepsut comes from Deir el Bahari. It is located in Exhibition Hall 6 on the first floor of the Egyptian Museum.
The Sphinx of Hatshepsut in the Temple of Hatshepsut

The Sphinx of Hatshepsut in the Temple of Hatshepsut

This huge Sphinx depicts a female pharaoh Hatshepsut with the body of a lion and the head of a human with a turban and a false beard. Hatshepsut, (reigned 1503 BC -1482 BC). The Queen of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt died after 21 years on the throne, and after her death, Syria and Palestine declared their independence. After Thutmose III began to govern alone, he did not immediately proceed to destroy the traces of Hatshepsut's rule, and the related retaliation began late in his reign, when Pharaoh ordered the destruction of many carvings engraved with her name and image.