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Lekythos in the Form of a Siren Playing a Harp in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, January 2018
Oil flask (lekythos); with figure of a Siren at front
Greek
Classical Period
late 5th–early 4th century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique Ceramic, figural
Dimensions: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number: 01.8101
Collections: Europe, Ancient Greece and Rome
Classifications: Vessels
Description: Front in form of Siren, profile to right, head in full front, playing the sambuca (small harp). Body of Siren and base of vase are white. Red and blue are used. Handle missing, vase chipped in places.
Provenance: By 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Paris from a Greek dealer.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901
Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/154025/oil-flask-lekythos-with-figure-of-a-siren-at-front
Greek
Classical Period
late 5th–early 4th century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique Ceramic, figural
Dimensions: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number: 01.8101
Collections: Europe, Ancient Greece and Rome
Classifications: Vessels
Description: Front in form of Siren, profile to right, head in full front, playing the sambuca (small harp). Body of Siren and base of vase are white. Red and blue are used. Handle missing, vase chipped in places.
Provenance: By 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Paris from a Greek dealer.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901
Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/154025/oil-flask-lekythos-with-figure-of-a-siren-at-front
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