Sphinx-Shaped Doorstop
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Glazed earthenware
DATES
20th century
DIMENSIONS
5 x 3 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (12.7 x 9.5 x 22.2 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
Unsigned
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
1999.108.11
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Paul F. Walter
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Sphinx doorstop, sewer pipe clay. The reclining sphinx is on a pedestal base and is a loose interperatation of the well-known Sphinx of Egypt. About three-quarters of the object was painted in a dark maroon color.
Condition: Good overall condition. Minor loss to the item around the nose and hair. Firing cracks to the base.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Unknown. Sphinx-Shaped Doorstop, 20th century. Glazed earthenware, 5 x 3 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (12.7 x 9.5 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1999.108.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1999.108.11_front.jpg)
IMAGE
front,
CUR.1999.108.11_front.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2011
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