M18.5 SPHINX
Museum Collection | Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa |
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Catalogue No. | Tampa 86.23 |
Beazley Archive No. | 350283 |
Ware | Attic Black Figure |
Shape | Amphora, Neck |
Painter | Attributed to the Goltyr Painter |
Date | ca. 560 - 550 B.C. |
Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of a decorative Sphinx in a procession of people and beasts.
The Sphinx is depicted as a winged lion with the oversized head of a woman.