Greek Funerary Sphinx

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 20 December 2014

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Greek Funerary Sphinx — A sphinx in pentelic marble, from a funerary stele, c. 570 BCE.

National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

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Mark Cartwright

Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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