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Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view01.jpg)
Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view01.jpg)
Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view01.jpg)

Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view01.jpg)

Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58.jpg)

Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58.jpg)

Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view02.jpg)

Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view02.jpg)

Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view03.jpg)

Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view03.jpg)

Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view04.jpg)

Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view04.jpg)

Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view05.jpg)

Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view05.jpg)

Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view06.jpg)

Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view06.jpg)

Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view07.jpg)

Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view07.jpg)

Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view08.jpg)

Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view08.jpg)

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Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Etruscan
MEDIUM Clay, slip
DATES 2nd to 1st century B.C.E.
DIMENSIONS 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 70.58
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Etruscan. Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view01.jpg)
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Etruscan. <em>Vessel in the Form of a Female Sphinx</em>, 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. Clay, slip, 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (19 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.58_view01.jpg)

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