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Pyxis and Lid with Sphinx-Shaped Handle

The Etruscans, 650BCE
Pyxis and Lid with Sphinx-Shaped Handle, The Etruscans
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14.1 cmPyxis and Lid with Sphinx-Shaped Handle scale comparison10.5 cm

Pyxis and Lid with Sphinx-Shaped Handle is an Ancient Etruscan Ivory Sculpture created in 650BCE. It lives at the The Walters Art Museum in the United States. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Lion and Sphinx. See Pyxis and Lid with Sphinx-Shaped Handle in the Kaleidoscope

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