Lekythos in the Form of a Siren Playing a Harp in…
Bucchero Siren Jug in the Metropolitan Museum of A…
Bucchero Siren Jug in the Metropolitan Museum of A…
Stemless Kylix with a Siren in the Metropolitan Mu…
Stemless Kylix with a Siren in the Metropolitan Mu…
Bronze Statuette of a Siren in the Metropolitan Mu…
Oil Bottle in the Form of a Siren in the Princeton…
Italic Pendant in the form of a Siren in the Metro…
Detail of a Terracotta Neck-Amphora Attributed to…
Terracotta Neck-Amphora Attributed to the Painter…
Terracotta Neck-Amphora Attributed to the Painter…
Bronze Mirror with a Support in the Form of a Drap…
Terracotta Kylix from Laconia in the Metropolitan…
Terracotta Statuette of a Siren in the Metropolita…
Terracotta Greek Siren in the Metropolitan Museum…
Detail of a Terracotta Sarcophagus Rim in the Metr…
Fragmentary Grave Relief of the Daughter of Kleoma…
Black-Figure Plate by the Gorgon Painter in the Wa…
Detail of a Siren in the Getty Villa, July 2008
Detail of a Siren in the Getty Villa, July 2008
Orpheus and Two Sirens in the Getty Villa, July 20…
Funeral Stele of Aristomache in the Boston Museum…
Three-Legged Bowl with Lid Attributed to Sophilos…
See also...
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
22 visits
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
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Sign-in to write a comment.