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Sphinx of Naxos

Of the luxurious Siphnian treasury, another rich island of the Cyclades, Naxos, sends a grandiose offering to Apollo of Delphi: the statue of the mythical Sphinx. It was seated on the capital of a very tall Ionic column, regarded as the oldest element in the Ionic order at Delphi.

Delphi Museum, Greece.

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Uploaded on September 25, 2011
Taken on September 13, 2011