M18.7 SPHINX & OEDIPUS
Museum Collection | Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich |
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Catalogue No. | Munich SL474 |
Beazley Archive No. | 213848 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Amphora, Neck |
Painter | Attributed to Achilles Painter |
Date | - |
Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Oedipus ponders the riddle of the Sphinx. The hero wears a traveller's cloak and cap, and holds a spear. The monster has the head of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle, and is seated on a low plinth.