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Sphinx

-699/-600

Conjunto Arqueológico de Cástulo

Conjunto Arqueológico de Cástulo
Linares (Jaén), Spain

Bronze winged sphinx with a Pschent Crown lying down on a rectangular plate, and the bottom is covered in indentations .

According to Jimenez Avila this object would have been made in a Phoenician South Peninsular workshop like the Thymiaterium documented in the same place, the tomb of the Higuerones. They would be part of a ritual set.

The Sphinx would be the handle of a libanotrix, a box containing incense to be burned in the thymiaterium and it´s purpose is to maintain the sacredness of the substances for the ceremony.

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  • Title: Sphinx
  • Date Created: -699/-600
  • Physical Location: Archaeological Museum of Linares
  • Physical Dimensions: Length: 11.1 cm Width : 5 cm Weight: 0.37 kg
  • Provenance: Higuerones tomb of Castulo
  • Medium: Bronze
Conjunto Arqueológico de Cástulo

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