Furniture support: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls

Ancient Near Eastern ArtIvory/Bone-Sculptureca. 18th century B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Furniture support: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls
Medium	Ivory (hippopotamus), gold foil
Dimensions	4.92 x 3.9 in. (12.5 x 9.91 cm)
Classification	Ivory/Bone-Sculpture
Department	Ancient Near Eastern Art
Date	ca. 18th century B.C.
Credit Line	Gift of George D. Pratt, 1932
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Period	Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Date Range	1800 BC – 1700 BC

Provenance

Region

Anatolia

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 322891