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
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Sphinx