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Archeological Object
Sphinx |
Sphinx
The classical position of the body of a lion with, the tail twisted around the right side and standing on a rectangular base, is an element that allow to recognize a sphinx, unfortunately headless and without the fron legs. The state of fragmentation does not allow to recognize the sovereign which must be dedicated.
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| Object | ||
| Definizione: | statue | |
| Class and ware: | Votive furnishings | |
| Title or subject: |
Sphinx |
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| Cronologia (Label is not translated) | ||
| Period: | Ptolemaic period | |
| Dati_tecnici (Label is not translated) | ||
| Material: | granite | |
| Technique: | In full relief | |
| Width: | 19 | |
| Length: | 33 | |
| Varie: | Conservation status: headless and without the front legs | |
| Bibliography | ||
| Bibliography: |
1979, bresciani E., "Un ushabti del generale Psametek-sa-Neith nel Museo "L. Pogliaghi" a varese" in "Egitto e Vicino Oriente II", Pisa, pp. 49-55 |
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