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Oil flask (lekythos) in the form of a sphinx
Greek
Late Classical Period
about 350–325 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Figural
Dimensions
Height x width x length:11.8 x 3 x 6.5 cm (4 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara Deering Danielson
Accession Number1982.655
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionMouth and handle of vase in black glaze. Color well-preserved on vase and figure. Over white ground on sphinx, red-brown lips and hair, yellow braid, blue wings with yellow edge.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Charles Deering Collection; by date unknown: Barbara Deering Danielson Collection; gift of Barbara Deering Danielson to MFA, December 8, 1982