The Colchester Sphinx, Colchester Castle Museum, Camulodunum (Roman Colchester)

            The Colchester Sphinx is a Roman sculpture that marked the site of a grave alongside the main road from Colchester to London, where the Country Hospital on Lexden Road stands nowadays.

A sphinx was a mythological creature associated with death, part woman and part winged lion.

Here she is shown as a relentless dealer in death as she clutches the distressed head of the deceased in her paws. As such, it is one of the most powerful statement about death from Roman Britain.

The sculpture was carved from a stone imported from France in the early Roman period, AD 43 - 55.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Colchester (show map)

Taken on: October 29, 2011

Sets appears in: • Sphinx • Camulodunum (Colchester)

Camera: Olympus SP800UZ, f/3.0, 1/6 sec, 5.5mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus SP800UZ
Aperture:	f/3.0
Exposure Time:	0.167 sec (1/6)
Focal Length:	5.5mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Creative (Slow speed)
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	picnik.com
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