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

Unknown

ca. 380–360 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 380–360 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1906