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| Keywords: Mixoparthenos.jpg Statue of a mixoparthenos two-tailed siren from the New York Metropolitan museum The museum placard reads Siren Bronze Italian Rome ca 1570-90 The siren crowned and holding her two tails was a heraldic device of the House of Colonna a powerful Roman family In all likelihood this siren is the bronze named in a 1644 Barberini inventory a Colonna princess having married into that family It was no doubt intended for placement at a considerable height outdoors where the extraordinary tumble of hair would have been seen to full advantage Rogers and Edith Perry Chapman Funds 2000 2000 69 author unknown photograph is my own work statue made ca 1570-90 photo taken Sept 1 2006 photo taken by Y Trottier statue is public domain photo is own work attribution required multilicense with GFDL and CC-BY 2 5 PD-old Museums in Manhattan New York City 1570s Bronze statues in the United States House of Colonna Statues in New York City Mannerist sculptures Statues of mermaids Statues of sirens | ||||
