Figured Corinthian Capital from a Funerary Building

From the Getty Museum record

Corinthian capital with a conjoined sphinx on the front and a palmette on the left and right sides. On the reverse is a slightly projecting piece with a flat contact surface, suggesting that the capital was placed directly against a wall, but not directly engaged. The form is typical of capitals that decorated Tarantine funerary buildings. The conjoined sphinx on the front has two seated winged bodies that are rendered in profile, merging in a single frontal head. The sphinx’s long hair is swept back from the temples and falls in tresses on the shoulders. The sphinx wears a beaded necklace and a tall crown (polos) made up of petal-like elements.