A GREEK SILVER FIGURE OF A SPHINX
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A GREEK SILVER FIGURE OF A SPHINX

CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK SILVER FIGURE OF A SPHINX
Circa Early 5th Century B.C.
Solid cast, shown seated on an integral rectangular plinth, the upraised sickle-shaped wings with detailed long feathers, the scales on the breast rendered by cross-hatching, a diadem in her long, center-parted hair, traces of gilding on the wings
1 in. (2.5 cm) high

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For a related silver sphinx in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, compare no. 178 in von Bothmer, et al., Antiquities from the Collection of Christos G. Bastis.

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