Dos esfinges en el MAN - Madrid, España
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N 40° 25.403 W 003° 41.318
30T E 441582 N 4474977
Dos esfinges de la década de los 90 del siglo XIX flanquean la entrada del Museo Arqueológico Nacional (MAN) // Two sphinxes from the 1890s flank the entrance to the National Archaeological Museum
Waymark Code: WM175VA
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 12/19/2022
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[ES] Flanqueando la escalera principal de la entrada al Museo Arqueológico Nacional hay dos figuras de bronce, con cabeza y pechos de mujer, tocadas con gorro frigio, alas semidesplegadas y patas de león. Hechas entre 1891 y 1895 por el escultor Felipe Moratilla Parreto.
[EN] Flanking the main staircase at the entrance to the National Archaeological Museum there are two bronze figures, with the head and breasts of a woman, wearing a Phrygian cap, semi-deployed wings and lion paws. Made between 1891 and 1895 by the sculptor Felipe Moratilla Parreto.
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