Tools and EquipmentGreek8th century BCE

Weight in the Form of a Crouching Sphinx

late 8th-early 7th century BCE

Classification

Tools and Equipment

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Copper

Culture

Greek

Period

Geometric period to Orientalizing

Century

8th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

3.3 x 3.3 x 6.9 cm (1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 2 11/16 in.)

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