An Egyptian limestone ram-headed sphinx
An Egyptian limestone ram-headed sphinx
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.
Depicted with heavily-browed eyes, the large curled horns with incised ribbed details, the narrow muzzle with crescentic nostrils and short beard, wearing a tripartite wig with striped lappets, the recumbent body with pronounced rib-cage, the front legs tucked under, the short tail curled behind its rear left haunch, on an integral rectangular base, 53cm x 20cm
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An Egyptian limestone ram-headed sphinx
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.
Depicted with heavily-browed eyes, the large curled horns with incised ribbed details, the narrow muzzle with crescentic nostrils and short beard, wearing a tripartite wig with striped lappets, the recumbent body with pronounced rib-cage, the front legs tucked under, the short tail curled behind its rear left haunch, on an integral rectangular base, 53cm x 20cm
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