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Colchester Sphinx X AD200. Sphinx (1/2 woman + 1/2 feline) asso. with death in class. myth. Human limbs + bones on side. Bears in paws a human head (soul of deceased ?) being conveyed to nether world. Colchester Mus. England.

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