The Sphinx of Agost is a Greek-influenced Iberian limestone sculpture, dated from the late sixth century BCE, that was found in the Agost reservoir in Alicante, Spain, in 1893.

The badly damaged statue is 82 cm high and represents a sphinx with the head of a woman, body of a winged lion and tail of a snake. This particular sphinx may have been included in an Iberian tomb to carry the soul of the deceased to the afterlife.

Sphinx of Agost

The Sphinx of Agost is on display at the National Archaeological Museum (Madrid).

Sphinx of Agost

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Agost's town council

6th-century BC sculptures

1893 archaeological discoveries

European sculpture

Archaeological discoveries in Spain

Ancient history of the Iberian Peninsula

Iberian art

Collection of the National Archaeological Museum, Madrid

Limestone sculptures

Sculptures in Madrid

Stone sculptures in Spain

Sphinxes

Sphinx of Agost