Greece sphinx

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Title

Italiano: conosciuta come Sfinge dei Nassi

Description

Italiano: Sfinge votiva originariamente posta su di un'alta colonna con capitello ionico di forma appiattita presso il Tempio di Apollo a Delfi.

Date

from 570 until 560 BC

Medium

sculpture in the round / Greek insular marble

Dimensions

Height: 222 cm (87.4 in). Width: 135 cm (53.1 in).

Current location

Delphi Archaeological Museum

Accession number

380, 1050

Object history

between 1861 and 1893: excavated. Place: Delphi.

References

Perseus Project. Delphi, Naxian Sphinx (Sculpture). Retrieved on 10 luglio 2012.
Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The Naxian Sphinx. Retrieved on 10 luglio 2012.

Source/Photographer

taken by Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys), 2006

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