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Winged Siren
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
late 1st century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7754
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Burr, Terra-cottas from Myrina (MFA), no. 013.
DescriptionSiren. Hair arranged like an "onkos" about the forehead. Large wings reach from shoulders to feet. Missing: curl on left side of neck; both hands; both feet.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Myrina, from the Metaxas Collection in Athens); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901