Limestone funerary stele with antithetical sphinxes ca. 475–450 Cypriot The sphinxes of this gravestone, while modeled on Classical Greek prototypes, also reveal an Egyptian influence with their pose of hind legs tucked under their bodies. During the Archaic and the Classical periods, pairs of opposing sphinxes were common on funerary monuments but also may appear as guardians of heroons or Limestone funerary stele with antithetical sphinxes. Cypriot. ca. 475–450 Limestone. Classical. Stone Sculpture

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