Greek Attic red figure Sphinx lekythos

G35

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A red figure pottery squat lekythos decorated on the front of the body with a figure of a sphinx. The sphinx is depicted as a seated winged lion with the head of a woman, with one raised paw towards a stele.

Culture
Greek, Athens, late 5th Century BC

Size
10.5 x 6.8 cms

Condition
Repaired from large fragments with minor surface chipping, no restoration or re-painting

Provenance
Ex. deceased estate, Avignon, France; inherited from a British collection formed between c. 1890-1930.

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