Siren from the rim of a lebes
mid-7th century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsHeight: 5.2 cm (2 1/2 in.); width: 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.); depth: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number99.458
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Not on viewClassificationsVessels
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ProvenanceBy 1899: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: The patina agrees with account of the vendor in Athens who said it was found at Olympia.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, 1899, for $ 32,500.00 (this is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542)
about 550–530 B.C.
Third or 4th century A.D.
about 2400 B.C.
about seventh century B.C.
about 650 B.C.
late 7th century B.C.
late 7th–early 6th century B.C.
about 525–500 B.C.