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Yes, the Grand Egyptian Museum is officially open for visitors. Come and explore the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic treasures, from the majestic statues to the dazzling artifacts of ancient Egypt. Your unforgettable journey into history starts here.
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The Sphinx of Memphis is the largest Albastro sculpture ever built. Currently, the Alabaster Sphinx is on display in the open-air museum of Mit Rahina, next to the spectacular colossus of Ramses II.
Information About Memphis's Alabaster Sphinx
After excavating a large number of sites, including Tanis, Naucratis, Hawara, Arsinoe, Illahun, Meydum, Amarna, Koptos, Nagada, Thebes, Denderah and Giza, William Matthew Flinders Petrie arrived at ancient Memphis - Mit Rahineh - in 1908.
Together with his assistant, British archaeologist Ernest John Henri MacKay - who had been working alongside him since 1907 - he made some fine discoveries in the temple precincts of Ptah until 1913.
Located south of Cairo, “Memphis was the city of the god Ptah, with whom Sekhmet and Nefertoum were associated from the New Kingdom onwards. The city, known as the historic "White Wall," served as the nation's capital during the Old Kingdom and acted as a crucial administrative center for the whole of the Double Country's history (Isabelle Franco).
Today, the site reveals little of its former grandeur, but you can imagine what the Egyptologists found: a palm grove, mostly flooded, in which blocks or vestiges of stone emerge.
a single block was used to create an alabaster statue that was modeled like the Sphinx. At 4 meters high and 7 meters long, the Sphinx weighs 80 tons. It is believed to have been carved during the 18th dynasty, during the reign of Hatshepsut, approximately in the 15th century BC, based on its features and the intricacies of the carving. A local was preparing the ground for the foundation of his new home while excavating in the vicinity (people here build their own houses).
While digging, he came across a mass of stone. He continued digging, but an official from the Egyptian antiquities department happened to be passing by. He found that this naive man had completely hammered the right-hand side of this sphinx. That's why you can see the left side of this sphinx in good condition, while the right side is hammered.
