Museum collection · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 242133
Limestone sphinx supporting a votive bowl
Unknown maker, late 6th or early 5th century BCE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 · Public domain
- Artist
- Unknown maker
- Date
- late 6th or early 5th century BCE
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- H.: 5 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. (13 x 8.9 x 11.7 cm)
- Era
- Museum collection
Why it matters
Limestone sphinx supporting a votive bowl, dated late 6th or early 5th century BCE, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Limestone. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are H.: 5 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. (13 x 8.9 x 11.7 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.