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CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE SPHINX
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
The leonine, human-headed monster seated on her haunches, her fore-legs extended, her looped tail curving to her left flank, with large sickle-shaped wings, the feathers chased, her head turned slightly to the left, with her hair pulled back in a chignon, a single tendril falling on each shoulder, on an integral base
25/8 in. (6.7 cm) high
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
The leonine, human-headed monster seated on her haunches, her fore-legs extended, her looped tail curving to her left flank, with large sickle-shaped wings, the feathers chased, her head turned slightly to the left, with her hair pulled back in a chignon, a single tendril falling on each shoulder, on an integral base
25/8 in. (6.7 cm) high