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Source Description
The scene on this black-figure lekythos (a container for oil) depicts an assemblage of four Theban men before the sphinx, pondering her riddle. The Sphinx sits on a column, while two of the men facing her sit on folding stools and two stand upright.
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Document identity
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7886
label
Lekythos with Sphinx on a Pedestal
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obj
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object
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6
Source metadata
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7886
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Lekythos with Sphinx on a Pedestal
description
The scene on this black-figure lekythos (a container for oil) depicts an assemblage of four Theban men before the sphinx, pondering her riddle. The Sphinx sits on a column, while two of the men facing her sit on folding stools and two stand upright.
provenance
Joseph Brummer, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 500 BCE (Archaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
lekythoi
vases
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6
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6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25.8
height
8.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 3/16 x Diam: 3 5/16 in. (25.8 x 8.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
style
Attic
med
terracotta; black figure
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6976
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GRC
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2089
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