Sphinx
In Greek art, the sphinx was represented as a winged monster with a lion's body and a woman's head. According to the legend of Oedipus, the sphinx devoured men who failed to solve her riddle. Associated with the underworld, she was also a tomb guardian and a protector. During...
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10370
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object
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normalized
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Jean P. Lambros Collection Sale, Athens, 1912, no. 208; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_54.1194_Fnt_BW_H53.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_54.1194_Fnt_BW_H53.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_54.1194_Fnt_BW_H53.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.1194 |
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