Towards the Sphinxes

Authors

  • Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy

Keywords:

sphinxes, cherubim, guardians, Philo of Alexandria

Abstract

Cultus images of the Sphinxes-guardians (including cherubim) in the fine arts of Western Asia, in the texts of the Old Testament and in the writings of Philo of Alexandria are described.

Author Biography

  • Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy

    эзотерик, метафизик, специалист по индийской философии и искусству.

Published

2019-08-03

Issue

No. 2 (2018)

Section

Общее

How to Cite

[1]
2019. Towards the Sphinxes. Chelovek. 2 (Aug. 2019), 128–132.