Side A: sphinx

Side B: head of horse

Side A: head of sphinx

Side A: scene at center

Side B: rider

Side B: upper body of rider

Collection: Tampa Museum of Art
Summary: Side A: sphinxSide B: youth on horse
Ware: Chalcidian Black Figure
Painter: Attributed to the Phineus Painter
Date: ca. 530 BC - ca. 520 BC
Dimensions:

H. 0.31 m.
Shape: Amphora
Period: Archaic

Decoration Description:

Side A: sphinx seated to right looking left. There is a broad red stripe on its wing, a double red fillet in its hair, and a coiling tendril emerging from top of its head. The face and breasts in added white are flaked off. A rosette appears in the field.

Side B: youth mounted on horse walking to right. The youth holds the reins in both hands and a stick in one hand. He has red hair and a red circle around his nipple. The horse has a red mane and tail. A tendril is seen below the horse and a rosette above.

There are lotus buds on the neck and rays at the base. Two red stripes run around the lower body, and one inside the mouth.

Collection History:

Tampa Museum of Art, Joseph Veach Noble Collection.