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Appliqué of a winged sphinx
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Achaemenid
550–331 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: length approximately 3 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli Heeramaneck
Accession Number66.391
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionWinged Sphinx. Facing right.
ProvenanceSaid to come from Ziwiyeh. 1966, gift of Nasli Heeramaneck, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 1, 1966)