Hellenistic
Limestone statuette of a mourning siren
Figure with human body and legs. Overall: 12 3/4 x 5 x 4 1/4 in. (32.4 x 12.7 x 10.8 cm)
Date
299 - 200 BC
Accession No.
74.51.2680
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- “From Salamis”
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. LVII.368, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1090, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 427, p. 263, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 476, p. 341, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.