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SPHINX, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Unknown


About this object

Two terracotta sphinxes, one representing Marie Antoinette, the other Marie Therese, Princess de Lamballe. The originals are in the gardens at Menars (Manars?) on the Loire. The sphinxes rest on rectangular bases. Their heads turn slightly to the right. Both heads are wearing caps that tie under their chins. They are wearing the bodice of a dress, but the lion part of the body is covered in a drapery.

Object name:
SPHINX, ONE OF TWO
Made from:
Terracotta
Made in:
FRANCE
Date made:
18th c.
Size:
76.2 × 37.5 × 106.7 cm (30 × 14 3/4 × 42 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
72.39.2
Class:
GARDEN
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973