Caption

Lekythos with a sphinx. Small Attic red-figure lekythos, 1st half of the 4th century BC, attributed to an unknown Attic workshop. Ceramic vessel: narrow neck, round belly on a round foot. Front belly decorated with an image of a sphinx; back has worn finials. Height 9.4 cm, diameter 6 cm., An ancient-style rounded vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim, featuring a single arched handle, shown against a plain light background; the surface displays worn black slip with exposed terracotta in a few areas and a painted terracotta-colored animal figure wrapping around the body, along with scattered flaking and speckling of the black surface, and a visible rounded hole on the side.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_203

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.2Mb (524.4Kb) / 10.7in x 15.0in / 3200 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lekythos sphinx Small Attic red-figure lekythos 1st half 4th century BC attributed unknown Attic workshop Ceramic vessel narrow neck round belly round foot Front belly decorated image back worn finials Height 9.4 cm diameter 6 cm ancient-style rounded vessel flared rim featuring single arched handle shown plain light background surface displays worn black slip exposed terracotta areas painted terracotta-colored animal figure wrapping body scattered flaking speckling black surface visible rounded hole side.