MET Sphinx - NYC, NY
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Metro2
N 40° 46.700 W 073° 57.765
18T E 587526 N 4514667
This sphinx is located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Waymark Code: WMKB7H
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2014
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This marble Greek sphinx has a woman's face and large wings while she sits on her haunches. A placard informs us that it dated to c. 530 BC and comes from Attica. It has remnants of red, black and blue pigments.
Style: Greek
Medium: marble
Head Type: Woman
Street Address:
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY USA
10028-0198
Statue Name: Not listed
Specify Other Head: Not listed
Head Namesake: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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