LATE PTOLEMAIC-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D
Details
AN EGYPTIAN BASALT STATUE OF A SPHINX
late ptolemaic-roman period, circa 2nd century b.c.-2nd century a.d
The long, slender leonine body modelled with attention to the rib cage and genitalia, a stylized breastplate hanging over the shoulders, tail curving up around the left hind-leg, the human face adorned with a nemes-headdress with uraeus and a false beard, on an integral base
21.1/8 in. (53.6 cm.) long
late ptolemaic-roman period, circa 2nd century b.c.-2nd century a.d
The long, slender leonine body modelled with attention to the rib cage and genitalia, a stylized breastplate hanging over the shoulders, tail curving up around the left hind-leg, the human face adorned with a nemes-headdress with uraeus and a false beard, on an integral base
21.1/8 in. (53.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired by the owner's grandfather in 1934