Museum collection · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 324198
Openwork plaque with a sphinx at a tree
Unknown maker, ca. 9th–8th century BCE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Rogers Fund, 1952 · Public domain
- Artist
- Unknown maker
- Date
- ca. 9th–8th century BCE
- Medium
- Ivory
- Dimensions
- 5.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in. (13.79 x 7.8 x 0.89 cm)
- Era
- Museum collection
Why it matters
Openwork plaque with a sphinx at a tree, dated ca. 9th–8th century BCE, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Ivory. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are 5.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in. (13.79 x 7.8 x 0.89 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.