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Statuette of a female sphinx

Statuette of a female sphinx
© BA Antiquities Museum/M. Sobhy

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Statuette of a female sphinx

Category:
Sculpture in the round, figurines / statuettes, animal / bird / mythical creature, Sphinx / female Sphinx
Date:
Graeco-Roman Period (332 BCE-395 CE)
Provenance:
Unknown
Material(s):
Rock, steatite (soapstone)
Height:
7.5 cm
Hall:
Greco-Roman Antiquities, showcase 13



The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.

References
  • Giuseppe Botti, Catalogue des monuments exposés au Musée Gréco-Romain d’Alexandrie (Alexandria: Imprimerie Générale A. Mourès, 1901): 545, no. 71.
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