Limestone Sphinx Figure
Description: | Painted limestone figure of a sphinx. Sphinx seated on a plinth; a full wig falls on the back and on the front of the shoulders. Long apron. Rounded features; the ears very large. The top of the wings broken away. The fore feet are not perforated. The tail is curled round the right haunch. Dimensions: Height: 15.50 centimetres inc base ; Height: 12.60 centimetres; Length: 10.50 centimetres inc base ; Depth: 6 centimetres Object Type: figure Techniques: painted |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 650 - 550 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Deposit D&E (Kamiros) |
Accession Number: | 1864,1007.1014 |