Caption

Kylix with a depiction of a mermaid and sphinxes, Griffin-Bird Painter; fantasy creatures iconography: sphinxes, sirens; Greek pottery, 570–550 BC previous dating ca. 545 BC; Attica; vessel kylix; weight 0.314 kg., A shallow, two-handled bowl on a stemmed foot with a rounded body and flared rim, decorated with painted motifs and showing areas of wear; the surface colors include terracotta orange, black, and accents of dark red and off-white, with black handles and a predominantly black lower body and foot, orange upper body and rim, and red details within some painted elements.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_434

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.2Mb (2.2Mb) / 19.4in x 9.5in / 5805 x 2839 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kylix depiction mermaid sphinxes Griffin-Bird Painter fantasy creatures iconography sirens Greek pottery 570–550 BC previous dating ca 545 Bc Attica vessel kylix weight 0.314 kg shallow two-handled bowl stemmed foot rounded body flared rim decorated painted motifs showing areas wear surface colors include terracotta orange black accents dark red off-white black handles predominantly black lower body foot orange upper body rim red details within painted elements.