Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Lotus-crowned Sphinx with Headpiece and Holding Sistrum
- Title:
- Lotus-crowned Sphinx with Headpiece and Holding Sistrum
- Collection:
- Cornell Gem Impressions Collection
- Date:
- 19th century
- ID Number:
- GI_01_033
- Accession Number:
- 01_1_0032
- Winckelmann No.:
- 32
- File Name:
- GI_01_033.jpg
- Work Type:
- casts (sculpture)
- Materials/Techniques:
- casting (process)
sard
- Subject:
- Headgear
Sphinxes (Mythology)
Sphinxes (Mythology)
Lotus
Scarabs
Plants
- Description:
- The sphinx sits in profile, lotus flower growing directly from its head. The original gem was in the form of a scarab
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Collecting Program:
- Cornell Collections of Antiquities
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Cornell Collection of Antiquities: Gems Collection (in part the White Collection of Historical Medallions, #8420, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections) is believed to be in the public domain by virtue of the age of the underlying material, and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections [http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright]. This collection was digitized by Cornell University Library in 2013 from original materials, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Caitlin Barrett and Verity Platt. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact rareref@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.
