Only a part of the nose, the eyes and a part of the nemes head-cloth are preserved, but there can be no doubt that they show the features of King Senwosret III. Its proportions and the way the head has been fractured raise the possibility that the head once formed part of a sphinx.
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Kayser, H., Die ägyptischen Altertümer im Roemer-Pelizaeus-Museum in Hildesheim, Hildesheim 1973, S. 54, Abb. 36.
Eggebrecht, A. (Hrsg.), Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim : Die ägyptische Sammlung, Hildesheim - Mainz 1993, Abb. 37.
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