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Naxian Sphinx on an Ionic column

Stood on a tall Ionic column, 10 m high. It is an impressive work, dedicated to the sanctuary by the inhabitants of Naxos in about 560 BC. This mythical fiendish animal with breast and wings of a bird, body of a lion and the head of a woman, was a much beloved theme, especially in Archaic art.

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