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Recumbent Sphinx Figurine on a Stepped PlatformPtolemaic Period (323 - 30 BCE) or modern

Not on view
Small ancient bronze sphinx sculpture with heavy turquoise-green patina, recumbent lion body and human head, on a banded rectangular base

Unknown, Recumbent Sphinx Figurine on a Stepped Platform, Ptolemaic Period (323 - 30 BCE) or modern, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Carl W. Thomas, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Recumbent Sphinx Figurine on a Stepped Platform
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Ptolemaic Period (323 - 30 BCE) or modern
Period
Ptolemaic Period or modern
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 1 15/16 in. (5cm); Width: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl W. Thomas
Accession Number
M.80.203.65
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art