Glazed bowl with a running sphinx
first half of the 13th century
Object PlaceByzantine
Medium/TechniqueCeramic; Sgraffito technique enriched with a yellowish brown color; Sardis Zeuxippus Ware
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 8.9 × 20.3 cm (3 1/2 × 8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Harold W. Bell
Accession number42.51
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
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ProvenanceBetween 1910 and 1914, excavated at Sardis, under the auspices of the American Society for the Excavation of Sardis, by Harold Wilmerding Bell (b. 1885 - d. 1947), Boston [see note]; 1942, gift of Harold W. Bell to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 14, 1942)
NOTE: First lent to the MFA in 1915.
NOTE: First lent to the MFA in 1915.
13th century
13th century
second half of the 12th century
dated 1779
About 1500
