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Two-handled jar (amphora) depicting Oedipus and the Sphinx of Thebes
Greek
Classical Period
450–440 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Height: 33.2 cm (13 1/16 in.); diameter: 16.7 cm (6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Martin Brimmer
Accession Number06.2447
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 051.
DescriptionSide A: Sphinx on Doric column; youth (Oidipous) facing her.
Side B: Youth in himation, stands facing left.
[Label text]:
Oedipus and the Sphinx of Thebes are depicted on this vase. Having solved her riddle, Oedipus saved the city of Thebes from the wrath of this bizarre monster.
On the back of the amphora is another youth.
Nolan
Side B: Youth in himation, stands facing left.
[Label text]:
Oedipus and the Sphinx of Thebes are depicted on this vase. Having solved her riddle, Oedipus saved the city of Thebes from the wrath of this bizarre monster.
On the back of the amphora is another youth.
Nolan
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mrs. Martin Brimmer Collection; bequest of Mrs. Martin Brimmer to MFA, November 8, 1906