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Sphinx furniture attatchment
Sphinx furniture attatchment
Object numberCC23.025

Sphinx furniture attatchment

Date5th c BCE
Artist (Classical (Ancient European: Greek), NA)
CultureGreek
MediumMetal: bronze
DimensionsSight: 3 7/16 x 2 3/4 in. (8.73 x 6.99 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on view
Period5th c BCE (?)
Classification(s)
DescriptionCard: "Siren, VI century B.C., from Olympia. Recurred wings and short body. Rises from a conventional ornament of palmette and volutes. Pretends to 5th century (David Mittens)." Period questioned by Sotheby's.
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