A polychrome terracotta figure of a crouching Sphinx

4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C., FROM MAGNA GRAECIA

细节
A polychrome terracotta figure of a crouching Sphinx
4th-3rd Century B.C., from Magna Graecia
Wearing a kalathos studded with five medallions, a painted red fine net collar with acanthus scroll decoration between her legs, her outstretched volute wings decorated with green and red lines, a hole inserted into the headdress and circular base, traces of pink, white, green and dark red pigment, (both wings repaired)
11¼in. (28.5cm.) high

拍品专文

Cf. Mayo, no. 156