Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) in the form of a sphinx

ca. 380–360 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Many traces of paint remain on this sphinx: pale blue on the wings and the eyes, red on the lips, and gold on the fillet.

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Title: Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) in the form of a sphinx
Period: Late Classical
Date: ca. 380–360 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1021.180
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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