SPHINX OF THE NAXIANS
From the sanctuary at Delphi
c. 560 B.C.
Museum, Delphi
The sphinx of the Naxians, a wealthy Cyc1adic island people, sits on an elegant Ionic column which stood not far from the temple of Apollo at Delphi. This was the Naxians' gift to the sanctuary.
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