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Two-handled jar (amphora) depicting Oedipus and the Sphinx of Thebes

450–440 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsHeight: 33.2 cm (13 1/16 in.); diameter: 16.7 cm (6 9/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Martin Brimmer
Accession number06.2447
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mrs. Martin Brimmer Collection; bequest of Mrs. Martin Brimmer to MFA, November 8, 1906
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the Achilles Painter
about 450–440 B.C.
Oil flask (lekythos)
the Achilles Painter
about 430 B.C.
Oil flask (lekythos)
the Achilles Painter
about 430 B.C.
Oil flask (lekythos) with Zeus pursuing a female figure
the Achilles Painter
about 450–440 B.C.
Oil flask (lekythos) depicting the death of Orpheus
the Achilles Painter
about 450–440 B.C.
Oil flask (lekythos) with woman and servant girl
the Achilles Painter
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the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
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Fragment of a loutrophoros depicting the preparations of a bride
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
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