Terracotta head of a woman, probably a sphinx, 1st quarter of the 5th century BCE
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Terracotta head of a woman, probably a sphinx

1st quarter of the 5th century BCE

Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Terracottas
Dimensions
H. 8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm)
Culture
Greek
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Greek and Roman Art
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1947
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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