Near the Bearded Sphinx Painter, Ca. 600 BC. A pottery amphora of a classic form, with a bulbous body upon a raised, round foot, a flared rim at the top and gracefully curved twin handles adjoining shoulder to neck; all hand painted via the black figure technique with intriguing iconography featuring two sphinxes facing each other between a plant. The amphora is decorated with laurel wreath around the neck. Restored.Size: L:365mm / W:255mm ; 2.45kgProvenance: English private collection; acquired in Germany in 1990s; with TL analysis Oxford Authentication N117a76.