Caption

Kylix with a depiction of a mermaid and sphinxes, Griffin-Bird Painter; fantasy creatures iconography: sphinxes, sirens; Greek pottery, Attic kylix, ca. 570–550 BC previous dating ca. 545 BC; vessel; weight 0.314 kg., A shallow, wide bowl on a flared pedestal with a curved handle on each side, shown against a neutral gray background; the upper exterior of the bowl is a warm terracotta color with black painted decorative motifs including sinuous lines and stylized floral shapes, with small areas of red within some motifs, while the lower exterior and pedestal are painted black with areas of wear revealing the underlying terracotta, and the handles show chipped black paint exposing lighter areas.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_435

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.6Mb (1.7Mb) / 14.2in x 9.5in / 4263 x 2839 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kylix depiction mermaid sphinxes Griffin-Bird Painter fantasy creatures iconography sirens Greek pottery Attic kylix ca 570–550 BC previous dating 545 Bc vessel weight 0.314 kg shallow wide bowl flared pedestal curved handle side shown neutral gray background upper exterior bowl warm terracotta color black painted decorative motifs sinuous lines stylized floral shapes small areas red within motifs lower exterior pedestal painted black areas wear revealing underlying terracotta handles chipped black paint exposing lighter areas.