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Inscribed fragments from upper part of a grave stele: seated Sphinx
Inscribed fragments from upper part of a grave stele: seated Sphinx

Inscribed fragments from upper part of a grave stele: seated Sphinx

about 535–530 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueMarble, Pentelic
Dimensions40.724a: Height x width: 15.6 x 11 cm (6 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
40.724b: Height x width: 11.1 x 25.5 cm 4 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line1931 and 1939 Purchase Funds
Accession number40.724a
On View
On view
ClassificationsInscriptions
ProvenanceSaid to have been found in Vari, near Sounio, Greece [see note 1]. July 23, 1930, sold by Edward Zoumpoulakis (dealer), Athens, to Brummer Gallery, New York (stock no. P7165); 1940, sold by Brummer Gallery to the MFA for $65,000 [see note 2]. (Accession Date: October 10, 1940)

NOTES: [1] According to the Brummer Gallery stock card. [2] Acquired with MFA accession nos. 40.576 and 40.724b.