Etruscan Sphinx

Period: 6th-5th century B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 13 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 4003

Provenance: German private collection; later collection Moretti, San Marino.

Condition: Polychrome remains, intact.

Description: Extraordinarily well preserved terracotta Sphinx with a female head (typical Greek, Etruscan) wearing a diadem, with an elaborated plaited hairdo with two braids. A broad blue band divides the feathered tail from the red decorated chest. Many paint remains.

Culture: Etruscan