ROMAN, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
AN EGYPTIANIZING BRONZE ORNAMENT
roman, circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
Depicting a seated, winged sphinx with the body of a lion and head of a man covered by a uraeus fronted nemes-headdress, a pectoral on the chest depicting traces of a sacred (Apis?) bull to the left, a vessel attached to its back, topped by a floral finial, perhaps to be understood as either a furniture attachment or candelabrum
5.11/16 in. (14.5 cm) high
roman, circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
Depicting a seated, winged sphinx with the body of a lion and head of a man covered by a uraeus fronted nemes-headdress, a pectoral on the chest depicting traces of a sacred (Apis?) bull to the left, a vessel attached to its back, topped by a floral finial, perhaps to be understood as either a furniture attachment or candelabrum
5.11/16 in. (14.5 cm) high
Provenance
Christian August von Waldeck
Literature
Arnt, Die Sammlung Antiken Bronzen der Frsten von Waldeck, p. 80.