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Sphinx carrying an incense burner, limestone.          
From a tomb in Marion, Cyprus, Persian period.         
AM 90
#08051337

Sphinx carrying an incense burner, limestone. From a tomb in Marion, C...

The Naxian Sphinx                                      
Marble statue (5th BCE)
#100101 9

The Naxian Sphinx Marble statue (5th BCE)

Sphinx.
Stone statue (1st BCE).
#10010259

Sphinx. Stone statue (1st BCE).

The Syphnian Sphinx.                                   
Pentelic marble (5th BCE)                              
from the Syphnian temple in Delphi.                    
                                                       
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#10010750

The Syphnian Sphinx. Pentelic marble (5th BCE...

Head of a sphynx.                                      
Stone (6th-5th BCE), from Vulci.                       
Height 40 cm                                           
Inv. SK 1252
#10010825

Head of a sphynx. Stone (6th-5th BCE), fro...

Lutrophora, Attic, from Athens. Around 690 BCE.        
The vase marks the transition from geometric to an     
"orientalizing" style, in which bands of floral        
ornaments alternate with sphinges and men on chariots. 
H: 80 cm            CA 2985
#100109 6

Lutrophora, Attic, from Athens. Around 690 BCE. The vase marks the trans...

The "Lykian Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal     
necropolis in Sidon.Long face:boarhunt; short face:    
two centaurs fighting over a deer; lid:two seated      
sphinges. End 5th BCE                                  
Marble from Paros, 296,5x253,5x137 cm  Inv.369 T
#10010945

The "Lykian Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis in Sidon.Long...

The "Lykian Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal     
necropolis in Sidon. Two seated sphinges, guardians    
of the tomb, on the lid. End 5th BCE                   
Marble from Paros, 296,5x253,5x137 cm                  
Inv. 369 T
#10010946

The "Lykian Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis in Sidon. Two...

The "Lykian Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal     
necropois in Sidon. A Sphinx as guardian of the tomb.  
Detail of 10-01-09/46. 5th BCE                         
Marble from Paros, 296,5x253,5x137 cm                  
Inv. 369 T
#10010947

The "Lykian Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropois in Sidon. A Sp...

The "Lykian Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal     
necropolis in Sidon. A sphinx, guardian of the tomb.   
Detail of 10-01-09/46. End 5th BCE                     
Marble from Paros, 296,5x253,5x137 cm                  
Inv. 369 T
#10010948

The "Lykian Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis in Sidon. A s...

Oedipus and the Sphynx.                                
Marble relief (3rd CE)                                 
from a sarcophagus.
#10020258

Oedipus and the Sphynx. Marble relief (3rd CE)...

Oedipus solves the riddle of the Sphinx.               
Red-figured Attic pelike, 470-460 BCE                  
Terracotta                                             
Inv.IV 3728
#10030214

Oedipus solves the riddle of the Sphinx. Red-figured Attic pelike...