Keywords: Greek - Vase in the Form of a Siren - Walters 482020.jpg This East Greek type of perfume vase takes the form of a siren a mythical creature with a woman's head and a bird's body known for her connections to the underworld and for her mesmerizing power over men A pierced lug for hanging is attached to her back ca 540 BC Archaic terracotta cm 14 21 5 9 9 accession number 48 2020 15911 Joseph Brummer Collection Sale Joseph Brummer Collection pt III Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc New York June 8-9 1949 no 18 Walters Art Museum 1949 by purchase Museum purchase 1949 In Search of Ancient Treasure 40 Years of Collecting The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1978 Things With Wings Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2005-2006 Things With Wings Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art Ward Museum Salisbury 2009 place of origin east Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek art in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sculptures of sirens Sirens in ancient Greek pottery |