AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE SPHINX

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD TO ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE SPHINX
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD TO ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Solid cast, depicted reclining on a thin rectangular integral plinth, the forepaws extended forward, the hind paws folded under, the tail curved around its right hindquarter, the false beard secured by a chin strap, wearing a nemes-headcloth fronted by a uraeus and surmounted by the Red Crown
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high

Provenance

Zakaria Collection, Los Angeles, formed in the 1960s.

Lot Essay

The present figure is likely a votive of the Great Sphinx represented with part of its original crown. For a similar example in limestone see pp. 187-188 in Wiese, Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig: Die Ägyptische Abteilung.

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