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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Black-Figure Olpe Fragment with a Sphinx Facing Komast
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Black-Figure Olpe Fragment with a Sphinx Facing Komast

AAT Object Form/Functionsherds
AAT Object Form/Functionolpai
AAT Object TechniqueBlack-figure
PeriodArchaic
Dateca. 570-560 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineLilly Foundation Study Collection
Dimensions1 1/2 x 2 11/16 in. (3.8 x 6.8 cm)
Object number1986.008.177
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 24, 2013
ProvenancePurchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Frieda Tchacos [Galerie Nefer], Zurich, Switzerland.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art