LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2026
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2026
Collections

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
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