Hydria (water jar) with Siren Attachment
late 5th century BCE
Dimensions
h. 41.9 cm x diam. 28.5 cm (37 cm in diam. with handles) (16 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.; 14 9/16 in diam. with handles)
Provenance
John Edward Taylor Collection, London, (by 1912). [Christie’s, July 1, 1912, lot 367]. H. Oppenheimer collection, London, sold; [through Christie’s, London, July 22-23, 1936, lot 126]; sold; [to the International Studio Art Corp. (William Randolph Hearst), Oct. 24, 1940], sold; [through J. Brummer Gallery, New York, 1940-1949, inv. no. N4736], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1949.
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