Siren with outstretched wings
European Museums, The British MuseumSiren with outstretched wings
This siren (a bird with a woman's head) was originally part of a large bronze cauldron. The ring at the back enabled the vessel to be carried. Cauldrons were used during feasts for serving and mixing wine with water. Choice examples were prized as war booty. These decorative handles often survive better than the thin-walled vessels for which they were made.
Cauldrons were exported from the Middle East to Cyprus, Greece and Italy, where copies were produced.
About 650 - 550 B.C.
Probably from southern Iraq
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Siren with outstretched wings
Taken on Sunday 16th of August 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Genre:
650 - 550 B.C.
Source: London, United Kingdom
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