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Head of Sphinx from Mycenae

Mycenae has always been a legend thanks to the epic poems of Homer and Greek mythology. The sculpture is one of the very few examples of Mycenaean plastic arts and a monument of the late Bronze Age. Found in 1896, the original is made of plaster in the almost natural size of a head and dates back to the 13th century B.C. Eyes, eyebrows, and hair are painted black, while lips and small flowers on cheeks and chin are painted in red. The same red color is used for the nice ribbon decorating the hair – probably part of a covering. The face is painted white. It is believed that the head was part of a larger statue that was lost – no trunk or other body parts have been found during the excavations. It is probable that the sculpture was a representation of the Sphinx, a mythological creature with the body of a lion and the head of a woman. A similar sphinx can be found on a gold ring that was discovered in Mycenae.

The image of this Sphinx was on the sail of the Odysseus ship in the 1997 film “Odyssey,” directed by Andrei Konchalovsky (cast/starring: Armand Assante as Odysseus, Greta Scacchi as Penelope, Geraldine Chaplin as Eurycleia, Christopher Lee as Tiresias, Irene Papas as Anticlea).

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Time-period of the original: Mycenaean civilization, around 1300 B.C.
Location of the original: Athens, National Archaeological Museum
Material: cast/clay/ceramic
Height: 20cm (7.9in)
Width: 23cm (9.1in)
Weight: 1100 grams (2.43lb)

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