M18.2 OEDIPUS & SPHINX
| Museum Collection | Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Vatican 16541 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 205372 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Kylix |
| Painter | Attributed to the Oedipus Painter |
| Date | - |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Tondo: Oedipus ponders the riddle of the Sphinx. He is dressed in traveller's cloak and petasos cap, and is seated on a rock. The winged, lion-bodied Sphinx is seated on a plinth and wears a tiara.
Sides: Satyrs (not shown).