Sphinx-shaped Finial of a Funerary Stele
Sphinx-shaped Finial of a Funerary Stele
3D
Published 2018-03-01T12:40:22+00:00
Attica (Greece), acquired in 1865
Marble, 410 - 400 BC
Since the Archaic period, sphinxes appear as symbolic guardians on funerary monuments. These hybrid creatures - winged lions with a human head - were adopted by the Greeks from the Near East in the seventh century BC. Other motifs of eastern origin, such as sirens bewailing death, enjoyed equal popularity.
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| Date published | 01/03/2018 |
| Title | Sphinx-shaped Finial of a Funerary Stele |
| Date | 410 - 100 BC |
| Accession | Sk 886 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Altes Museum |
| Record | http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html |
| Place | Altes Museum |
