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Tripod Pyxis: Sirens

Tripod Pyxis: Sirens

Pyxis · 6th century BCE
Top: bands. Legs: three, each with a siren. Most of paint flaked off; pieces broken off one leg.
Shape
Pyxis
Period
Archaic period
Date
6th century BCE
Culture
Greek
Dimensions
H: 18.29 cm
Medium
Terracotta; buff slip, black and purple glaze
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tanagra (Boeotia)
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1960.289
Image Source
harvard
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)