Limestone statue of a sphinx

Unknown

ca. 550–525 BCE · Limestone · Greek and Roman Art

The surface details of Archaic sculpture were meticulously rendered as decorative patterns. Here the breast feathers were indicated with compass-drawn arcs, and the flight feathers with thin bands and slight gradations of relief.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 550–525 BCE

Medium

Limestone

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1943