M18.3 SPHINX & OEDIPUS
| Museum Collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Boston 06.2447 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 213847 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Amphora |
| Painter | Attributed to the Achilles Painter |
| Date | ca. 450 - 440 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Oedipus ponders the riddle of the Sphinx. The hero wears a traveller's cloak and petasos cap, and holds a spear in his hand. The Sphinx has the head of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle. She crouches on a low plinth.
IMAGE DETAIL
Detail of the Sphinx.