Limestone fragment of a sphinx supporting an incense burner - image 1

Classical

Limestone fragment of a sphinx supporting an incense burner

The incense burner, with traces of red paint on the edges, the tips of the wings, and the head of the sphinx, remain. The sphinx shows a serious expression. Overall: 2 5/8 × 4 3/4 in. (6.7 × 12.1 cm)

Date

460 - 440 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2554

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From a tomb at Kythrea

References

  • Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. CVL.693, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1087, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 380, p. 279, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.