Sphinx of Naxos Bronze sculpture - Archaeological Museum of Delphi reproduction

Description: SPHINX OF NAXOS BRONZE SCULPTURE A sphinx is a mythical creature with, as a minimum, the body of a lion and a human head. In Greek tradition, it has the haunches of a lion, sometimes with the wings of a great bird, and the face of a human. It is mythicised as treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer its riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster. The Sphinx of Naxos (now in the Archaeological Museum of Delphi) is a colossal 2.22 meter tall marble statue of a mythical creature with the head of a woman, the chest and wings composed of the impressive feathers of a prey bird turned upward, and the body of a lioness. It was orignially set up on a stele around 560 BC as an offering to the temple of Apollo by Naxos, one of the richest Cycladic islands at the time. (052)Details:Condition: New, Made in Greece.Material: Pure Bronze with Green patinaHeight on stand: 20 cm - 7.5 inchesWidth on stand: 18 cm - 7 inchesHeight without stand: 17 cm - 6.7 inchesWidth without stand: 13 cm - 5.1 inchesWeight: 2.6 Kg

Price: 139 GBP

Location: Rafina, Rafina

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Primary Material: Bronze