<p>The scene on this black-figure lekythos (a container for oil) depicts an assemblage of four Theban men before the sphinx, pondering her riddle. The Sphinx sits on a column, while two of the men facing her sit on folding stools and two stand upright.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.238' rel='external'>Lekythos with Sphinx on a Pedestal</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
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