Price
£2200.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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Greek statuette of a Siren.
Athens, 5th century BC.
Terracotta.
Length: 12.5cm, height: 12cm.
Figurine of a siren; the human-headed bird has archaic features and thick curling hair centrally parted and held back from her face with a high stephane. The body is rounded and in the simplified form of a bird. It balances on two lug feet and the flattened tail.
The sirens lived on an island near Scylla and Charybdis: sailors charmed by their songs landed there and were swiftly despatched. Odysseus, having been warned by Circe, managed to pass by them in safety by lashing himself to the mast of his ship whilst his crew put bees wax in their ears to prevent from hearing their deadly voices.
Condition report
Misfired to pale grey with some iron staining: section of the back restored, chips to the stephane and tip of tail.Stock number
11604The BADA Standard
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