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Lot no. 15
Description
Intaglio. A sphinx with a winged boy's bust, wearing a pilos, holding a stick and raising his hand.
3rd 1st century BC
Carnelian
H. 2.1 cm
Presented on its wood and crimson velvet mounting dating from the early 20th century, with an impression and a label: ( ) AN UNIQUE AND UNEXPLAINED TYPE ( )
On the back a numbered label: 2
Inscribed in graphite: 48. £ 36
Published:
A. Furtwängler, die antiken Gemmen (Leipzig-Berlin,1900), plate LXVI, n°3
Provenance :
Arthur Evans Collection (1851-1941)
A rare Hellenistic intaglio depicting a winged boy sphinx.
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