GREEK RED-FIGURE SQUAT LEKYTHOS WITH SPHINX. Ca. 400 - 350 BC. A red-figure lekythos with a squat ovoid body, tall neck, flaring rim, and single handle joining the shoulder and neck. One side depicts a sphinx seated in profile, with a lion’s body, female head, and outspread wings, positioned above an ovolo band and between scrolling tendrils. For similar see: G. Renier Filippone, Il catalogo archeologico del banco di Sicilia, Lekythos inv. 124, Cat. D126. Size: 90mm x 45mm; Weight: 71g Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; Daniel Bogaerts, Brussels, 1995. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.