Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
$1,200.00
Light orange-brown fine clay; unevenly fired semi-lustrous black gloss all over, except for underside of bottom and the image; red wash on reserved areas. Ovoid-cylindrical body with rounded shoulder; low tapering foot, nearly the same width as body, base hollowed out; tubular neck, high inverted cone-shaped mouth with internal lip at top. Arched handle from neck to shoulder. Sphinx with outstretched wings, in profile to the left. Single ground line with voluted plant in front of the figure. Mended from three parts. Soil deposits on underside of base. H. 4.9? (12.4 cm).