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Small Globular Aryballos: Winged Sphinx

Small Globular Aryballos: Winged Sphinx

Aryballos · c. 575 BCE
Intact. Decoration badly worn. Rosette on top of rim, shoulder, and base, dots on edge of rim and stripes on handle. On body, winged sphinx to right wearing a polos and behind her a goose.
Shape
Aryballos
Period
Archaic period
Date
c. 575 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
Terracotta; pale yellow clay with slip
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinthia
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1925.30.6
Image Source
harvard
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