Winged griffin plaque inscribed with the name Nebpehtyre (Ahmose I)

Winged griffin plaque inscribed with the name Nebpehtyre (Ahmose I)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The base of this design amulet is inscribed with Ahmose I's prenomen, Nebpehtyre. The winged sphinx on the back is a protective device symbolizing the king's power. The wings appended to the lion may relate to the original identity of the sphinx, which was that of Horus of the Horizon, a falcon-headed god merged with the sun.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Winged griffin plaque inscribed with the name Nebpehtyre (Ahmose I)Winged griffin plaque inscribed with the name Nebpehtyre (Ahmose I)Winged griffin plaque inscribed with the name Nebpehtyre (Ahmose I)Winged griffin plaque inscribed with the name Nebpehtyre (Ahmose I)Winged griffin plaque inscribed with the name Nebpehtyre (Ahmose I)

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.