GrB002
Greek bronze Siren. Hydria handle
c.450 BC.
Handle height: 19.5 cm. (7 5/8 in.), base diameter: 14.45 cm. ( 5 5/8 in.), side handles length: 12.35 cm.( 4 7/8 in.), 12.43 cm. (4 7/8 in.)
Lower part of volutes ornament missing, face slightly worn. Fine green patina. Mounted.
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Siren, the mythological fabulous creature with woman’s bust and bird’s body, who controlled sailors in the sea with her charming singing voice. The Siren stands frontal with raised breast and the wings spread back and up, with a curve. Her head with centrally parted hair, with long locks falling on her shoulders. Volutes ornament below the wings. The arched handle was attached to the Hydria - a jug with 3 handles, from neck to shoulder. The two side handles and the base of the Hydria are included.
Cf. Comstock - Vermeule, Boston 1971, C.C., Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1971, Cat. no. 419, p.293; Mitten, D.G., and Doeringer, S.F., Fogg Art Museum, 1967, Cat. no. 108, pp.108-109.
Comstock - Vermeule, - Boston 1971
Comstock, M., and Vermeule, C. C., Greek, Etruscan & Roman Bronzes in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Greenwich, Conn. 1971
Mitten, D. G., and Doeringer, S. F., 1967
Mitten, D. G., and Doeringer, S. F., editors, Master Bronzes from the Classical World, Exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Mass., 1967
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