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Skyphos with Heraldic Lions
Lions standing in profile flank an intricate knot of tendrils; on the opposite side, two seated sphinxes are depicted flanking a similar knot of vegetal knot. The skyphos has thin horizontal loop handles and a simple ring foot.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Greece, Corinth (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 3 3/16 x 4 5/8 in. (8.1 x 11.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1