SculptureRoman
Siren
Late 1st Century CE
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.
Dimensions
15.2 cm (6 in.)
Provenance
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.
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