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Miniature Sphinx


1st century
5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
granite
BZ.1928.5

Not on view


Permalink: http://museum.doaks.org/objects-1/info/35683

Additional Images
Additional Image Three-quarter view
Three-quarter view
Additional Image Three-quarter view
Three-quarter view
Additional Image Proper right, profile
Proper right, profile

Description
Reclining sphinx wearing Egyptian headdress. Carved lines help to distinguish facial features and decorations in the headdress.


Acquisition History
Purchased from Joseph Brummer (dealer).

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks.

Harvard University, The Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, November 1940.

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Byzantine Collection, Washington, D.C.


Object Last Modified: 11/16/2023