Lekythos in the Form of a Siren Playing a Harp in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, January 2018

Oil flask (lekythos); with figure of a Siren at front

Greek

Classical Period

late 5th–early 4th century B.C.

Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens

Medium/Technique Ceramic, figural

Dimensions: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.)

Credit Line: Henry Lillie Pierce Fund

Accession Number: 01.8101

Collections: Europe, Ancient Greece and Rome

Classifications: Vessels

Description: Front in form of Siren, profile to right, head in full front, playing the sambuca (small harp). Body of Siren and base of vase are white. Red and blue are used. Handle missing, vase chipped in places.

Provenance: By 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Paris from a Greek dealer.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901

Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/154025/oil-flask-lekythos-with-figure-of-a-siren-at-front