PAIR OF LARGE NINETEENTH-CENTURY CARVED WOOD AND
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PAIR OF LARGE NINETEENTH-CENTURY CARVED WOOD AND POLYCHROME SPHINX
each in a recumbent position, raised on a square base
Dimensions: 80 cm. high; 120 cm. wide; 44 cm. deep (2)
Couchant on an integral rectangular base,the long, slender leonine body with a detailed rib cage, a garment covering the chest and curving over the shoulders and extended beneath a tail curled up over the back: an armlet on the upper arms to the fore and a nemes-headdress, the lappets behind the ears and in front of both shoulders.
The headdress was the striped head cloth worn by Pharaohs in ancient Egypt and was symbolic of their power.
each in a recumbent position, raised on a square base
Dimensions: 80 cm. high; 120 cm. wide; 44 cm. deep (2)
Couchant on an integral rectangular base,the long, slender leonine body with a detailed rib cage, a garment covering the chest and curving over the shoulders and extended beneath a tail curled up over the back: an armlet on the upper arms to the fore and a nemes-headdress, the lappets behind the ears and in front of both shoulders.
The headdress was the striped head cloth worn by Pharaohs in ancient Egypt and was symbolic of their power.
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PAIR OF LARGE NINETEENTH-CENTURY CARVED WOOD AND
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