Marble Capital And Finial In The Form Of A Sphinx
Marble stele grave marker of a youth and little girl with capital and finial in the form of a sphinx ca.
Marble capital and finial in the form of a sphinx. Marble capital and finial in the form of a sphinx k a card table k a hunters in a landscape k a ewer k a figure of a seated court lady k a hunt the great hall k a oer uoch edu pk university of chitral open educational resources. This capital and sphinx originally crowned the tall grave marker of a youth and a. Marble parian munsey fund 1936 1938 11 185d x bronze foot in the form of a sphinx ca. Bronze gift from the family of howard j.
Marble stele grave marker of a youth and little girl with capital and finial in the form of a sphinx ca. With akroterion 56 1 8 in. It s called a sphinx. Its plinth was let into a socket at the top of the capital and secured by a metal dowel and a bed of molten lead.
Metropolitan museum of art. Marble capital and finial in the form of a sphinx. Sep 14 2013 this capital and sphinx originally crowned the tall grave marker of a youth and a little girl on view in this gallery. Marble capital and finial in the form of a sphinx.
Barnet in his memory 2000 2000 660 bronze statuette of a sphinx ca. Look closely at the stone for traces of paint. Marble capital and finial in the form of a sphinx ca. Marble capital and finial in the form of a sphinx k a lectures.
Marble capital and finial in the form of a sphinx ca. It is displayed separately at viewer level and a plaster copy is now set on top of the stele. The metropolitan museum of art new york city united states. This capital and sphinx originally crowned the tall grave marker of a youth and a little girl mma accession number 11 185a d f g x.
The greeks represented the sphinx as a winged female and often placed its image on grave. A plaster copy has been set on the monument itself the sphinx a mythological creature with a lion s body and a human head was known in various forms throughout the eastern mediterranean region from the bronze age onward. This sphinx which retains abundant traces of red black and blue pigment was carved separately from the capital on which it stands. Overall view original removed from top of stele and displayed eye level.
Marble capital and finial in the form of a sphinx. Marble capital and finial in the form of a sphinx. With akroterion 56 1 8 in. The capital is in the form of two double volutes spiral scrolls designed like a lyre.
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