Sphinx (one of a pair)

Date

style of 18th century

Medium

Pine, carved, painted and gilded

Dimensions

Overall; 21 × 14 1/2 × 38 in. (53.3 × 36.8 × 96.5 cm); Base: 32 × 21 × 44 in. (81.3 × 53.3 × 111.8 cm)

Form

Stand

Culture

French

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

58.183.2a, b

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Paterson, 1958