A statuette featuring a crouching sphinx sitting on a rectangular pedestal. Her female sex is emphasized by her teats. The broken wings are spread from the shoulders upwards, and the feathers are indicated in a scale-like manner with semicircular tops. Surrounding the neck is a collar with a small round pendant.
Provenance: al-Ḥārrā. Acquired on March 24, 1949.
Substance: black basalt.
Dimensions: H 38 cm, W 28 cm, L 47 cm.
Era: second to third century CE.
Text: adapted from Weber (p.41).
Collection: National Museum of Damascus.
Thomas M. Weber. Sculptures from Roman Syria in the Syrian National Museum of Damascus. Vol I, from Cities and Villages in Central and Southern Syria. Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft. Worms. 2006.
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