Oil flask (lekythos) in the form of a sphinx
about 350–325 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Figural
DimensionsHeight x width x length:11.8 x 3 x 6.5 cm (4 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Barbara Deering Danielson
Accession number1982.655
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ProvenanceBy date unknown: Charles Deering Collection; by date unknown: Barbara Deering Danielson Collection; gift of Barbara Deering Danielson to MFA, December 8, 1982
about 380–370 B.C.
4th century B.C.
4th century B.C.
about 470 B.C.
about late 5th or early 4th century B.C.
about late 5th or early 4th century B.C.