Photo of collection object Falcon-Headed Sphinx
Falcon-Headed Sphinx, ca. 525-30 B.C.E.. Glass, 1 1/8 x 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (2.9 x 0.5 x 5.7 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1235E. Creative Commons-BY.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum

Falcon-Headed Sphinx

ca. 525-30 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Ornament
Formatted Medium
Glass
Medium
glass
Locations
Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt
Period
Persian Period to Ptolemaic Period
Dimensions
1 1/8 x 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (2.9 x 0.5 x 5.7 cm)
Departments
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number
37.1235E
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Exhibitions
Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location
19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
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