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Askos in the shape of a Siren
Creator
UnknownAll works by this person →More on Getty ULAN- Date
- 480–450 B.C.
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- Greek (South Italian)
- Department
- Vessels
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 29b1d580-7662-42b9-958a-87872c345b09
From the Getty Museum record
The bronze vessel is cast in the form of a siren. The lower part of the figure is that of a bird with incised feathers overall and bird legs and feet. The upper part of the figure from the waist is a human female clad in a peplos with overfall. In her outstretched arms she holds a pomegranate and a syrinx. Her wavy hair is drawn back beneath a simple band-shaped crown. The handle of the vessel is in the form of a nude youth. The ring around his left arm was once part of the chain attached to the vessel's now missing stopper.
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