![DSCN0727 _ Musei Civici degli Eremitani, Padova, 12 October](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8346/8232845713_1ebec2db87.jpg)
Musei Civici degli Eremitani, (Museo Archeologico e del Museo d'Arte Medievale e Moderna) in the ancient Italian city Padua impressed me, especially many artifacts from their Archaeological Department.
I was most taken by small a bronze sculpture of a winged foot for its elegant shape in an assertive yet delicate style and the absence of the rest of the body made this piece more intriguing and unforgettable.
![DSCN0725 _ Musei Civici degli Eremitani, Padova, 12 October](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8209/8233909120_dff4e403a4.jpg)
My second favorite was a stone sculpture of a squatting bird-woman. Comparing the he sleek foot above, this one looked quite primitive, with its rough finish and the ungainly posture of the person/beast. If that foot belonged to a polished Roman god, this humble yet assured stone figure was the primordial earthy Sphinx. In reality, this figure might be a torso of an ordinary man but I would like to think it as the mythical Sphinx.
![DSCN0723 _ Musei Civici degli Eremitani, Padova, 12 October](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7447/9345609234_69720d411a.jpg)
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