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Recumbent Sphinx
ca. 1830
bronze, marble
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The Great Sphinx at Giza became a popular subject when Egyptomania swept Europe in the decades following Napoleon's military expedition to Egypt (1798-99).
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dr. Eleanor P. Spencer, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1970, by gift.
Geographies
United Kingdom, England
(Place of Origin)
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
4 1/2 x 8 9/16 in. (11.4 x 21.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Eleanor P. Spencer, 1970
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2482