Title: Cosmetic box fragment carved in relief with the head of a sphinx
Object type: Cosmetic container
Date: ca. 9th century BCE
Culture: Iran
Period: Iron Age II, Hasanlu Period IV
Medium: Ivory, gold foil
Dimensions: 1.46 x 1.18 x 0.43 in. (3.71 x 3 x 1.09 cm)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1965
Geography:      Iran Hasanlu    
Department: Ancient West Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Sphinx