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Sarcophagus with Sphinxes in Columned Arcade
The lid and body of the sarcophagus bear extensive decoration, consisting of vegetal motifs, columns, sphinxes, dolphins, and gorgoneions.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Sotheby's, Parke-Bernet, New York, 24 April 1970, lot 186 [said to be from Tyre, Lebanon]; Walters Art Museum, 1970, by purchase.
Geographies
Lebanon, Tyre (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 22 7/8 x 16 x 66 1/2 in. (58.1 x 40.6 x 168.9 cm)
base: 24 x 36 x 24 in. (61 x 91.4 x 61 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A.P. Fund, May, 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.
55.85