Sphinx sculpture of Delphi - 6.5 Inches Tall in Pure Bronze - Made in Greece

A sphinx is a mythical creature with, as a minimum, the body of a lion and a human head.

Article number: GD-TH11A
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This altar statue was imported from Greece and created by Greek artists in honor of the Old Gods.

A sphinx is a mythical creature with, as a minimum, the body of a lion and a human head.

In Greek tradition, it has the haunches of a lion, sometimes with the wings of a great bird, and the face of a human. It is mythicised as treacherous and merciless.

Those who cannot answer its riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster.

Bronze high quality reproduction.