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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

about 535–530 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueMarble, Pentelic
Dimensions10.8 x 28.9 x 5.1 cm (4.25 x 11 3/8 x 2 in.)
Credit Line1931 and 1939 Purchase Funds
Accession number40.724b
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 40.724a.