Pair of Classic Sphinxes - Life-Size Bronze Statues lekythos The lion has characteristic patterns

The lion has characteristic patterns carved on bronze statuettes

The denomination of Dragendorff 29 refers to the classification of most renown scholar Hans Dragendorff

The dances would be good entertainment for the guests of a celebration

and they have been in the Capitoline Museum ever since

made in the Geometric “abstract” ancient Greek style

Pair of Classic Sphinxes - Life-Size Bronze Statues lekythos The lion has characteristic patternsA sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human, a falcon, a cat, or a sheep and the body of a lion with the wings of an eagle. The largest and most famous sphinx is the Great Sphinx of Giza, situated on the Giza Plateau adjacent to the Great Pyramids of Giza on the west bank of the Nile River and facing east. The sphinx is located southeast of the pyramids. Please note there can be slight differences between the color of the item you receive