Marble statue of a sphinx, fragmentary
This capital and sphinx originally crowned the tall grave stele of a youth and a little girl (11.185a–c,f,g). The sphinx, which retains abundant traces of red, black, and blue pigment, was carved separately from the capital on which it stands. Its plinth was let into a socket at the top of the capital and secured by a metal dowel and a bed of molten lead. The capital is in the form of two double volutes (spiral scrolls) designed like a lyre. The front face of the capital also had a painted design of palmettes and volutes.
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