Dumbarton Oaks - Miniature Sphinx

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Miniature Sphinx

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

Not on view

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Additional Images

Three-quarter view

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