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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 3l: SPHINX: LEFT UPPER LEG ?

Leg, probably left, from below joint with body to knee. Leg wide at top break, thinning, then widening at joint. Bone structure rendered by flattened ridge on either side offset by shallow valleys ... 1972 ... SF 1972 3l

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 3m: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: RIGHT FORELEG

Sphinx leg, from well above knee joint to below. Leg modelled with ridge down back offset on either side by concave channel, swelling slightly at knee joint. At joint at back large vestigia 1 toe, with ... 1972/08/08;1972/08/09 ... SF

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 3n: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: HIND PAW

Sphinx, probably hind paw, resting flatly on plinth (missing). 4 toes well-modelled, with 2 central ones projecting higher and longer. Nails made by pinching clay, free of ball for central toes. Leg ... 1972/08/09 ... SF 1972 3n

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 14a: SPHINX: RIGHT WING TIP

Tip of right wing of large-scale sphinx; feathers stepped one above other, making scalloped outline. Uppermost feather curls inward. Wing warped or else tip intentionally bent outward. Outer edge irregularly ... ? 5th century B.C. ? ... SF