Hemidrachm

94-27-31

Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 94-27-31
Current Location Greece Gallery - On Display
Culture Greek
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Samothrace
Date Made 480 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Silver
Iconography Sphinx | Lion
Inscription Language Greek Language
Description

Sphinx sitting facing left with raised right front paw; Lionhead facing left in deep square with pearls around border.

Outside Diameter 1.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of L. Daniel Dannenbaum, 1994

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