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Face of a Colossal Figure at The British Museum, London

Title
Face of a colossal figure, probably a sphinx


Artist
Unknown


Date
About 700-695 BC


Medium
Stone


Dimensions
x


Accession #
ME 118909


Credit
Nineveh, South-West Palace



This carved stone face probably came from the head of a sphinx made from other materials, such as wood and metal. King Sennacherib describes several colossal statues in his new palace made in this way. Such colossal sphinxes were thought to have supernatural protective powers.
(source; british museum)
 

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