Figure of a Sphinx

Figure of a Sphinx

Public Domain

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Figure of a Sphinx
DateLate 18th century
PlaceFrance
MediumWhite biscuit
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 × 7 × 3 1/8 in. (14 × 17.8 × 7.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number96.1254
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
Provenance[Cromer Antique Gallery, Norfolk]; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III, June, 1957; given to MFAH, 1996.

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