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Head of a Sphinx (?)

ViewTotal from front center
SiteMycenae
LocationGreece
Dateca. 1300-1250 BC
SubjectSculpture
PeriodGreek Hellenistic Period
Materialpainted plaster
Dimensionsca.15 cm h.
CollectionGreece, Athens, National Museum
Saskia No.Jgc-1211
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 4, plate 25