4 Items Tagged "Sphinx"

Sphinx Support

The Sphinx lived on Mount Sphincius. She would bother the people of Thebes by going up to them and asking dark questions and riddles. If they didn’t answer…

Marble Sphinx

This marble sphinx statue is Roman, and dates back to 120 – 140 CE. It was excavated in Italy at the Villa of Antoninus Pius. The dimensions are…

Roman Sphinx

We were wrong in assuming this is a Greek figure. Looking back after knowing what it is it’s clear it is Roman because of the hair. Greek Sphinxs’…

The Borovo Treasure

The photo that we were given of this piece showed a sphinx-headed rhyta. After some research we have discovered that this piece is part of a table set…