Mythological creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion

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Moses is retrieved from the Nile by Egyptian women. Engraving by S. Smith, 1786, after G. Robertson after F. Zuccarelli.

The mother of Moses sadly abandons her child by the river Nile. Etching by C. Heath, 1821, after R. Westall after N. Poussin, 1654.

A marble urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

The holy family resting among animals in Egypt. Etching by B. Baron, 1724, after F. Solimena.

A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

A curule chair, a Greek metal candelabra, a bowl supported by sphinxes, a Roman standard, a clay torch and a Roman dagger. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.

Three marble vases and a sarcophagus. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

A marble vase placed on a pedestal on top of a sarcophagus; and two other vases. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

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Sphinxes (Mythology)

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A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

The mother of Moses sadly abandons her child by the river Nile. Etching by C. Heath, 1821, after R. Westall after N. Poussin, 1654.

A curule chair, a Greek metal candelabra, a bowl supported by sphinxes, a Roman standard, a clay torch and a Roman dagger. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.

Moses is retrieved from the Nile by Egyptian women. Engraving by S. Smith, 1786, after G. Robertson after F. Zuccarelli.

Three marble vases and a sarcophagus. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Sphinxes (Mythology)

Images from the collections

Images referencing Sphinxes (Mythology)

Works from the collections

A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

The mother of Moses sadly abandons her child by the river Nile. Etching by C. Heath, 1821, after R. Westall after N. Poussin, 1654.

A curule chair, a Greek metal candelabra, a bowl supported by sphinxes, a Roman standard, a clay torch and a Roman dagger. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.

Moses is retrieved from the Nile by Egyptian women. Engraving by S. Smith, 1786, after G. Robertson after F. Zuccarelli.

Three marble vases and a sarcophagus. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

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