VesselsGreek5th century BCE

Hydria (water jar) with Siren Attachment

late 5th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Bronze, traces of silvering and possible gilding

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, High

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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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