Figurines Data

ID	1103
Images
Grid Ref	TQ3380
Project type	Excavation
County	Greater London
Site	London
Site Name	Lloyds Register of Shipping, 68-71 Fenchurch St
Site Type	Large town
Location Type	Occupation
Context	3212 rubbish layer
Context Quality	3
Site Date	C1+
Context Date	C3-4
Object Date	C1-2
Object Period	2
Material	Bronze
Location	Museum of London
Ref No	FCC95 [3212] <631>
M/F	Female
Age	Mature
Form	Figurine
Type	Other
Name	Sphinx
Bearded	No
Standing/Seated	Seated
Clothed	No
Drapery	No
Condition	Missing right foot, tip of left wing, some corrosion and wear
Classical	1
Quality	Classical 2
Photo	Yes
Illustration	No
Height	70.00
Length	0.00
References	Kiely 2006, 155-6, fig. 107 [Link to Bibliography]
Description	Seated sphinx with chain attached to left leg. She sits with her weight on her left haunch with leg tucked under. Chest out and looking upwards slightly with head tilted to the right. Some attention has been given to the depiction of the paws. The face is worn so the features are only just visible. The feathers on the wings are depicted in broad strokes to the rear with shorter ones closer to the body and a scalloped lower edge. The chair is of doubled over links (the links were first cinched in the middle to form a figure of eight. See also Kiely.