Limestone funerary stele with antithetical sphinxes, Classical, ca. 475–450 B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 13 1/2 × 22 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (34.3 × 56.5 × 14.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, The sphinxes of this gravestone, while modeled on Classical Greek prototypes, also reveal an Egyptian influence with their pose of hind legs tucked under their bodies. During the Archaic and the Classical periods, pairs of opposing sphinxes were common on funerary monuments but also may appear as guardians of heroons or shrines
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Limestone funerary stele, antithetical sphinxes, Classical, ca, 475–450 B.C, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall, 13 1/2, 22 1/4, 5 3/4, 34.3, 56.5, 14.6 cm, Stone Sculpture, sphinxes, gravestone, modeled, Classical Greek, prototypes, reveal, Egyptian influence, pose, hind legs, tucked, under, bodies, Archaic, periods, pairs, opposing, common, funerary monuments, guardians, heroons, shrines
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