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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.258
Title
Siren
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, statuette
Date
Late 1st Century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rhodes
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287489

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, traces of paint
Dimensions
15.2 cm (6 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mme. Philemon, Athens, (by 1903), sold; to Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection, gift; to the Harvard University Department of the Classics, (by 1977), transferred; to Fogg Art Museum, 1977.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.258
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Nude female body with wings hanging on either side, down to bird feet. Hair falls on shoulders, raised right hand pulling hair, left arm bent and placed across breast.
Hard, reddish clay; traces of red pigment on front.

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