Statue of a Sphinx
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Statue of a Sphinx
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Published 2017-08-17T11:24:36+00:00
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This statue was found in Spata, Attica. It is one of the earliest known Archaic Sphinxes - it was once used as finial of a grave stele. Sphinxes were very popular in Ancient Greece: they were used as guardians and protectors of sacred places and funerary steles.
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| Date de publication | 17/08/2017 |
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| Titre | Statue of a Sphinx |
| Date | ca 570 B.C. |
| Période | Archaic Greek |
| Medium | Pentelic marble |
| Artiste | Unknown artist |
| Localisation | National Archaeological Museum of Athens |
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