Funerary plaque (pinax) with mourning scene, birds, and siren
about 625–610 B.C.
Medium/TechniquePainted terracotta
DimensionsOverall: 38.2 x 39.3cm (15 1/16 x 15 1/2in.)
Credit LineCharles Amos Cummings Fund
Accession number27.146
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ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Dr. Jacob Hirsch, 31 Quai du Mont-Blanc, Geneva (said to have been found in Athens); purchased by MFA from Dr. Jacob Hirsch, February 3, 1927, for $ 1,250.00 (the total price for MFA 27.146 and 27.147)
about 625–610 B.C.
About 575 B.C.
320–270 B.C.
early 3rd century B.C.
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.