Caption

Lekythos with a sphinx. A small Attic red-figure lekythos with a viscous vise? may be mistranscribed. The vessel has a narrow neck, a rounded belly mounted on a round foot. The central part of the front belly is decorated with an image of a sphinx; the back of the vessel has worn finials. 1st half of the 4th century BC, Attica. Ceramic vessel, height 9.4 cm, diameter 6 cm., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim sits against a plain background. The vessel shows a worn black surface with areas where a tan clay color is exposed, forming a large painted figure wrapping around the body. The figure appears to have a curved body, a long tail, and a wing-like element rendered with fine black lines on the tan ground. The base and rim show chipped tan edges where the black slip has worn away. The overall visible colors are black and tan with spots of lighter wear.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_202

License type

Rights managed

Available size

70.6Mb (1.5Mb) / 14.6in x 18.8in / 4379 x 5637 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lekythos sphinx small Attic red-figure lekythos viscous vise mistranscribed vessel narrow neck rounded belly mounted round foot central part front belly decorated image back worn finials 1st half 4th century BC Attica Ceramic vessel height 9.4 cm diameter 6 cm rounded ceramic vessel flared rim sits plain background worn black surface areas tan clay color exposed forming large painted figure wrapping body figure curved body long tail wing- element rendered fine black lines tan ground base rim chipped tan edges black slip worn away visible colors black spots lighter wear.