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Attic Red-Figure Squat Lekythos (Side A, main view)

Polion

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

A satyr before a sphinx. The satyr stands to the left in a half-crouch, bending forward and resting his left hand on his thigh. Balding and nude, he raises his right hand to point at the sphinx who sits on a rock to the right. Her wings are upraised. Between these two figures is a large tendril crowned with a single pointed bud. The neck is decorated with a row of tongues, and below the picture is a dotted egg pattern. The vessel was reconstructed from several fragments.

Details

  • Title: Attic Red-Figure Squat Lekythos (Side A, main view)
  • Creator: Polion
  • Date Created: about 425–420 B.C.
  • Location Created: Athens, Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 6.5 × 9.7 cm (2 9/16 × 3 13/16 in.)
  • Type: Lekythos
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 86.AE.257
  • Culture: Greek (Attic)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Polion
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)

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