Title
Siren figurine
Date
8th-5th century BCE
Creator
Unknown
Greek; Italian
Coverage
Style/Period: South Italian; Archaic
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Type
religious and cult objects|sculpture
Format
Materials/Techniques: Terracotta; molded
Measurements: 15.8 cm high, 11.1 cm wide, 3.6 cm deep
Description
A hollow figurine depicting a siren, with a woman's head and a bird’s body. The bird's body is facing to the right while the featureless face is facing forward, with a decorative element, possibly a crown, protruding from the top of the head in a cone-like shape. The bird's body has faint details of wings and feet in low relief, and it's situated on a flat, oval-shaped, hollow base. The back of the figurine is smooth and has no details, with a centered, circular hole in the back layer, below the head.
Subject
Funerary sculpture; sirens; votive offerings
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 979.7.21
Record: UO-MCA-979-7-21
Source
Cataloguer: Valentina Donato, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Niġel Klemenčič-Puglisevich, Carleton University
Image Date: 2022-04-01
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee