Terracotta statuette of a siren
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 550–500 BCE
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 5in. (21 x 24.1 x 12.7cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Culture: Greek
Period: Archaic
Themes: Sirens
Purchase, Renée E. and Robert A. Belfer Gift, 2000
Date range
-550 – -500
Largest dimension
12.7 cm
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