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FRESCO. 24646. [Plate CXXV.] 



Decorative figure of winged male sphinx on yellow background. 

 The design is very similar to that of the preceding fresco (No. 24647), 

 but is less well preserved. The following details may be mentioned. 

 As at present installed, the figure is somewhat more nearly horizontal 

 than the other, an arrangement which is borne out by the position of 

 the legs. There are some other slight differences, e.g. the right front 

 leg is less rigid, the left front leg is raised higher and is more fore- 

 shortened, the ends of the wings are less clear in outline, and the lines 

 of the face are less sharply defined. The light comes from the same 

 direction. 



Height, m. 0.31 ( = 12.20 in.). Width, m. 0.31 1 ( = 12.24 i n -)- 

 The plaster is cracked on the left side, at the top in the upper right corner, and 

 diagonally across the upper left corner through the tip of the right wing. There 

 are abrasions, particularly in the forehead, wings, hind legs and tail. The yellow 

 of the background is much streaked and discolored. 



The upper, lower and left edges show incrustation and discoloration, proceeding 

 perhaps from a previous frame. On the lower side the upper edge of this discolora- 

 tion is marked by a fine black line. 



FRESCO. 24649. [Plate CXXIV.] 



Decorative figure of winged beardless sphinx on yellow background. 

 The composite creature is depicted as flying upward to the left. It has 

 the body of a lion with outspread legs and curved tail, as in the case of 

 the bearded sphinxes, but the inner hind leg is less contracted. The 

 front legs are straight, the right leg being much foreshortened. The 

 left wing, which is fully extended, probably had recurved tip. The right 

 wing rises to the highest part of the design. It is not treated with es- 

 pecial regard to its structure, and resembles rather a piece of drapery. 

 Of the cap scarcely more than the plumed crest now remains, but it 

 seems to be continued in a mane-like collar about the neck. The face 

 forms nearly a right angle, with the nose as apex. The eye is probably 

 indicated, but the details are not clear. The mouth is wide open; there 

 is scarcely any chin. 



Except for the lack of beard there is no indication of sex. 



The color is chiefly greenish gray. There is a black stripe down the 

 middle of the back and on the tail, as well as on the inside of the right 

 hind leg. The light fell from the left side of the front, and appears par- 

 ticularly on the head, the shoulder and the left front leg. 



Height, m. 0.31 ( = 12.20 in.). Width, m. 0.305 ( = 12 in.). 



The plaster is cracked, more especially on the lower and right sides, and in the 



