Cosmetic box fragment carved in relief with the head of a sphinx
Unknown Artist
ca. 9th century BCE
Medium
Ivory, gold foil
Dimensions
1.46 x 1.18 x 0.43 in. (3.71 x 3 x 1.09 cm)
Classification
Ivory/Bone-Vessels
Culture & Period
Iran · Iron Age II, Hasanlu Period IV
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1965
Accession Number
65.163.5
Tags
Sphinx