Lekythos in the Form of a Sphinx in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 2018

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

Period: Late Classical

Date: ca. 380–360 B.C.

Culture: Greek, Attic

Medium: Terracotta

Dimensions: H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.)

Classification: Vases

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906

Accession Number: 06.1021.180

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.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247343