Inv. n°: MMoCA759

Roman Bronze Statuette of a Sphinx

Deaccessioned at Christie'sLondon, Mougins Museum of Classical Art sale, 7th December 2023

h. 10 cm (without base)

1st century BC/AD

Bronze

Provenance

  • Ex collection Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001), Zürich, Switzerland, 1964
  • Ex collection Dr Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979), New York, acquired in the 1960s in Switzerland
  • Thence by descent
  • Consigned by the above to Sotheby’s, New York, sale N08500, 10th December 2008, lot 37
  • Acquired at Charles Ede, 29th June 2011

Publications

  • "Property from a New York Private Collection", Sotheby's, New York, 10th December 2008, lot 37
  • C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 76 and 106
  • C. Dauphin, Les animaux dans le monde antique. Le bestiaire Levett, Serie Collection Levett 2, France, 2016, p. 70, fig. 75 and p. 95

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from July 2011

N.B. Our online collection is being continually updated thanks to ongoing research and documentation efforts carried out by the MACM documentation team. Any additional information is welcome, please contact us.

About

Join us

Subscribe to the Mougins Museum newsletter

In what language do you prefer your newsletter

We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.

Legal

© (MACM) Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins 2021 - 2024