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English: Guardian sphinx facing right. Left panel from a gable attributed to Building H in the Acropolis of Xanthos in Lycia, ca. 460 BC.
Français : Sphinx gardien. Panneau gauche d'un pignon rattaché au Bâtiment H de l'Acropole de Xanthos en Lycie, vers 460 av. J.-C.
institution QS:P195,Q6373
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Main floor, room 15, Greek & Rome
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GR 1848.10-20.27 (Cat. Sculpture B 291)
Credit line From the French excavations on the Acropolis of Xanthos
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)

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