Cypriot Sphinxes - New York City, NY
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N 40° 46.720 W 073° 57.767
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These sphinxes are located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Waymark Code: WMMXMB
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2014
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The placard accompanying these sphinxes informs us:
"Limestone funerary stele (shaft) surmounted
by two sphinxes
Cypriot, Classical, last quarter of the 5th century, B.C.
Said to be from the necropolis at Golgoi...
Elegant sphinxes are positioned back-to-back with their
heads turned so that they could be seen in three-quarters
perspective. The calm beauty of the creature's head, the
form of the palmettes, and the egg-and-dart molding that
decorates the base of the platform are typical of Greek art
of the fifth century B.C."
Statue Name: unknown
Style: Greek
Medium: limestone
Head Type: Woman
Street Address:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, NY United States
Specify Other Head: Not listed
Head Namesake: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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