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Earring in the form of a Sphinx
2nd – 1st centuries BC.
UNESCO Almaty
The earring is made of a thin electrum sheet in the form of a protoma of a lying sphinx with a female face and chest. Attribute of the goddess of happiness and good luck, Tuche. View in 3D
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Details
- Title: Earring in the form of a Sphinx
- Date Created: 2nd – 1st centuries BC.
- Location Created: Dushanbe
- Physical Dimensions: H. 3.2 cm., W. 2.7 cm., D. 1 cm., W. 5 kg.
- Subject Keywords: Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Electrum, Silk Roads
- Medium: Electrum
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